The Board denied increased ratings for the veteran's service-connected conditions and granted SMC at the statutory housebound rate from July 5, 2023. The decision also remanded several claims related to secondary service connection.
The deciding factor: The severity of the Veteran's generalized anxiety disorder did not meet the criteria for a higher rating; however, he was granted SMC due to his combined disability rating and TDIU status. Several claims were remanded for further development.
- Claimed conditions
- Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Tinea Versicolor, Left Wrist Sprain, Degenerative Joint Disease, Right Wrist Fracture, Degenerative Joint Disease, Cervicalgia, Cervical Degenerative Spondylosis, Hypertension (secondary to Generalized Anxiety Disorder), Lumbosacral Strain (secondary to Generalized Anxiety Disorder), Obesity (secondary to Generalized Anxiety Disorder), Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) (secondary to Generalized Anxiety Disorder), Tinnitus (secondary to Generalized Anxiety Disorder), Dyspnea (secondary to Generalized Anxiety Disorder), Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) (secondary to Generalized Anxiety Disorder), Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) (secondary to Generalized Anxiety Disorder), Migraine Headaches (secondary to Generalized Anxiety Disorder), Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS) (secondary to Generalized Anxiety Disorder), Heart Palpitations (secondary to Generalized Anxiety Disorder), Erectile Dysfunction (ED) (secondary to Generalized Anxiety Disorder)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25093951
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Decisions by this judge: 998 · Granted: 40% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's generalized anxiety disorder is related to his active-duty service and has granted service connection for this condition.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected Generalized Anxiety Disorder with Major Depressive Disorder is rated at 50 percent, effective December 14, 2021. The Board also granted a TDIU based on the Veteran's service-connected conditions.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD, panic disorder, major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and ADHD, finding that these conditions had onset during his military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection for various psychiatric disabilities, arrhythmia, cardiac amyloidosis, and CAD/arteriosclerotic heart disease are remanded due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the etiology of these conditions.
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