The Board granted service connection and initial disability ratings for the veteran's psychiatric disorder, back disability, bilateral leg radiculopathy, right shoulder, right knee, left ankle, and irritable bowel syndrome.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms caused occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, as supported by medical evidence and his reported difficulties.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic adjustment disorder with anxiety and depressed mood, degenerative arthritis with degenerative disc disease other than intervertebral disc syndrome (back disability), left leg radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve, right leg radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve, right shoulder disability, right knee disability, left ankle disability, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- June 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25049072
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Partly granted
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