The Board granted a 50 percent rating for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability and a 10 percent rating for GERD, effective May 19, 2024.
The deciding factor: The evidence demonstrated that the Veteran experienced symptoms of occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity due to his acquired psychiatric disability. For GERD, the evidence showed that it was managed by medication without stricture and did not more nearly approximate symptoms productive of considerable impairment of health.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disability (depression and anxiety), Lumbosacral strain, Right ankle sprain, Scar, status post pilonidal cyst (painful and unstable scar), Scar, status post pilonidal cyst (tissue scar), Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV), Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25053946
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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the Veteran's claims for additional VA examinations to properly evaluate the current severity of her disabilities.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matters for additional development, including obtaining private treatment records and conducting VA examinations.
- 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.
- Partly granted
The Board denied the claims for an initial compensable rating for left ear sensorineural hearing loss, service connection for a right ear hearing loss disability, and a left eye disorder. However, it granted service connection for a back disability and radiculopathy of both lower extremities as secondary to the back disability.
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