The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and chronic sinusitis, but denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea.
The deciding factor: The evidence was in relative equipoise regarding the Veteran's claimed acquired psychiatric disorder, leading to a grant of service connection. For chronic sinusitis, the evidence supported a finding that it is related to exposure during his Persian Gulf service.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder, Chronic sinusitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- May 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25045097
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.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding a causal relationship between the condition and an in-service incident of military sexual trauma (MST).
- Denied
The appeal for higher ratings and effective dates for various conditions was denied, with the exception of left and right lower extremity radiculopathy which were granted an earlier effective date.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the issue of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
- Dismissed
The appeal was withdrawn by the Veteran before the Board promulgated a decision.
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