The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and insomnia disorder. The appeal of service connection for treatment purposes under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 17 was dismissed, and the claim for a bilateral foot disability was remanded.
The deciding factor: The November 2023 VA opinion provided significant probative value as it supported the finding that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is related to service due to in-service factors such as traveling into high-risk waters, feeling alone, fearing for his life, and negative self-thoughts during corpsman school.
- Claimed conditions
- Depressive disorder, Generalized anxiety disorder, Insomnia disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- April 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25038951
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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the Veteran's claims for additional VA examinations to properly evaluate the current severity of her disabilities.
- Granted
The Board granted an effective date of May 9, 2022, for the grant of service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder with generalized anxiety disorder, other specified depressive disorder, and alcohol use disorder.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's depressive disorder was granted a 70 percent disability rating from April 27, 2020 to August 15, 2022, and a TDIU was also granted.
- Denied
The Board denied an increased rating higher than 70 percent for the Veteran's psychiatric disorder, finding that his symptoms did not more closely approximate total occupational and social impairment.
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