The Board granted service connection for acquired psychiatric disabilities, to include PTSD and anxiety disorder, cervical spine pain, onychomycosis, and skin conditions. The claim was denied for hypertension, coronary artery disease, and bilateral hearing loss.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's current diagnoses of PTSD and anxiety disorder are related to his in-service combat stressors, while the cervical spine pain is directly related to service treatment records documenting neck issues. Onychomycosis is linked to in-service toe infections. Skin conditions have a 10% total body area with use of corticosteroids for six weeks or more.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Anxiety disorder, Cervical spine pain, Onychomycosis, Skin conditions, to include atopic dermatitis, tinea pedis, tinea corporis, tinea cruris, and seborrheic keratosis, Hypertension, Coronary artery disease, myocardial infarction, status post cardiac stent, Bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25044236
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
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- Granted
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- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, as there was no evidence of a current disability in the right ear and insufficient evidence to establish a nexus between the left ear hearing loss and service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II and hypertension, to include as secondary to left orchiectomy, for further development in accordance with the PACT Act.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter for a medical clarification regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected epilepsy has aggravated his bilateral hearing loss.
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