The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability and a separate rating of 10 percent for right lower extremity radiculopathy, resolving all reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.
The deciding factor: The evidence was in relative equipoise as to whether the Veteran's currently diagnosed acquired psychiatric disability had its onset during his active service, and there were mild incomplete paralysis symptoms of the sciatic nerve for the entire period on appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disability, Right lower extremity radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- June 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25054441
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.
- Partly granted
The Veteran was granted an effective date of July 31, 2012, for TDIU and October 22, 2012, for service connection of left and right lower extremity radiculopathy.
- 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.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 50 percent for her acquired psychiatric disability, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, as the evidence did not support a finding that his current mental health conditions were related to his active duty service.
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