The Board granted service connection for other specified trauma and stressor-related disorder as a change in diagnosis from unspecified depressive disorder with anxious distress, but remanded the claim for service connection for bilateral eye disability to the AOJ for further development.
The deciding factor: The January 2024 examiner concluded that the Veteran met the criteria for a diagnosis of other specified trauma and stressor-related disorder, and that his prior diagnosis was likely made in error.
- Claimed conditions
- other specified trauma and stressor-related disorder, bilateral eye disability, to include pigmentary glaucoma
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25032024
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions were denied, except for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss disability which were granted. The veteran was also granted service connection for hypertension.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for a bilateral eye disability, resolving all reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.
- Denied
The Board denied the restoration of a 50 percent disability rating for the service-connected other specified trauma and stressor-related disorder, finding that there was actual improvement in the Veteran's ability to function under ordinary conditions.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a rating in excess of 50 percent for other specified trauma and stressor-related disorder, finding that his symptoms did not warrant a higher rating.
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