The appeal regarding service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder was dismissed, but the Veteran's claims for direct service connection for chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy and an initial 10 percent rating for hypertension were granted. The claim for service connection for GERD was remanded.
The deciding factor: The decision to grant service connection for chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy was based on the Veteran's herbicide exposure during his Vietnam service, while the hypertension rating was granted due to the need for continuous medication for control of the condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with depression and anxiety, Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy, Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), Hypertension
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25038979
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,772 · Granted: 37% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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- Denied
The Board denied the claim of service connection for hypertension, finding that it did not manifest during service and is not causally related to the Veteran's exposure to herbicides or service.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, finding that there was no evidence of a nexus between his current condition and active duty service or herbicide exposure.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal for service connection for Dupuytren's contracture of the left hand, right hand, and GERD is remanded due to inadequate VA examination opinions and failure to consider toxic exposure risk activities during service.
- Denied
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