The Board granted service connection for an unspecified anxiety disorder secondary to the Veteran's service-connected pulmonary fibrosis, status post double lung transplant and denied service connection for pes planus and a compensable evaluation for bilateral hearing loss.
The deciding factor: The evidence supported that the Veteran's unspecified anxiety disorder was at least as likely as not caused by or related to his service-connected pulmonary fibrosis. However, there was no current diagnosis of pes planus during the pendency of the claim, and the Veteran did not have a compensable level of hearing loss.
- Claimed conditions
- pes planus, unspecified anxiety disorder secondary to service-connected pulmonary fibrosis, status post double lung transplant, bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- June 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25048364
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.
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