The Board denied an increased rating for PTSD and denied service connection for left and right lower extremity radicular pain, paresthesia, chronic fatigue syndrome, other unspecified depressive disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder. However, the Board granted service connection for unspecified depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran's current conditions arose in or were related to service, but it did establish that the depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder could not be differentiated from PTSD in terms of resulting occupational and social impairment.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Left Lower Extremity, Radicular Pain and Paresthesia, Right Lower Extremity, Radicular Pain and Paresthesia, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), Other Unspecified Depressive Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 26, 2025
- Citation
- A25055459
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 Board granted service connection for PTSD, generalized anxiety disorder, and somatic symptom disorder, as well as presumptive service connection for basal cell carcinoma under the PACT Act. Service connection was denied for chronic fatigue syndrome, irritable bowel syndrome, right restless leg syndrome, left restless leg syndrome, an increased rating for psychiatric disorder, bilateral hearing loss, a left forehead surgical scar, and allergic rhinitis.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various disabilities and denied higher ratings for several service-connected conditions.
- Granted
The Board granted a staged disability rating of 70 percent for the service-connected generalized anxiety disorder from January 8, 2024, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, as it needs a medical opinion addressing the nature and etiology of the condition prior to October 16, 2023.
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