The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include generalized anxiety disorder and unspecified depressive disorder, but denied service connection for a sciatica/lumbar condition.
The deciding factor: The evidence of record persuasively weighs in favor of finding that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is the result of her military service. However, there is no current diagnosis of any sciatica or lumbar conditions at any time during the pendency of the appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder (generalized anxiety disorder and unspecified depressive disorder), Sciatica/lumbar condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- May 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25047890
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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