The Board restored service connection for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depression, granted service connection for right shoulder strain residuals and left microscopic varicocelectomy residuals, and remanded several other claims including those related to hearing loss, lumbar spine, ankles, sinuses, TDIU, and a higher rating for the existing disability.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the findings that the grant of service connection for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depression was not based on clear and unmistakable error, and that right shoulder strain and left microscopic varicocelectomy residuals were shown to have originated during active service.
- Claimed conditions
- right shoulder strain residuals, left microscopic varicocelectomy residuals
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25052585
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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