The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically anxiety, and denied service connection for loss of teeth. The claims for service connection for a left hip, left foot, left shoulder disability, migraines, PCOS, and multiple non-compensable disabilities were remanded.
The deciding factor: The January 2023 VA psychological examination provided sufficient evidence to establish the elements of service connection for an anxiety disorder. The claim for loss of teeth was denied due to a lack of evidence showing a current disability that is compensable under VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- anxiety disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 1, 2025
- Citation
- A25040337
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,185 · Granted: 28% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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