The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, variably diagnosed as PTSD, depression, and anxiety, but dismissed the appeals for left shoulder degenerative arthritis joint disease, cervicalgia with degenerative changes of the neck, a bilateral eye condition, denied an effective date prior to July 11, 2020, for service connection for lumbosacral strain, and remanded the claim for TIA.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is directly related to his active service based on the evidence of record.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder degenerative arthritis joint disease, cervicalgia with degenerative changes of the neck, bilateral eye condition, acquired psychiatric disorder, variably diagnosed as PTSD, depression, and anxiety, transient ischemic attack (TIA), to include dizziness and episodic diplopia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25096162
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,451 · Granted: 22% (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
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral eye condition should be remanded due to pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors and the need for an updated TERA Memorandum. The Veteran was not provided with a VA examination, and her allegations of exposure during basic training were not addressed.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for higher ratings and service connection are being remanded due to scheduling conflicts preventing VA examinations, and the claim for a higher rating based on multiple noncompensable disabilities is inextricably intertwined with other pending claims.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection on multiple conditions was dismissed due to the absence of a decision addressing tinnitus. The issues of hypertension, sinus condition, bilateral eye condition, right wrist disability, and bilateral hand, arm, elbow, and shoulder disabilities were withdrawn by the Veteran.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed all claims of service connection for various conditions due to the Veteran's withdrawal of his appeal.
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