The Board granted service connection for multiple acquired psychiatric and physical disabilities, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
The deciding factor: The evidence was at least evenly balanced as to whether each disability was related to service, leading to a grant of service connection under 38 U.S.C. § 1110 and 38 C.F.R. § 3.303.
- Claimed conditions
- Persistent depressive disorder, Generalized anxiety disorder, Insomnia disorder, Gastritis, Hypertension, Lumbosacral strain, Right lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy, Left lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy, Right ankle disability, manifesting as pain causing impairment in earning capacity, Right shoulder disability, manifesting as pain causing impairment in earning capacity, Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25058373
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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