The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, diagnosed as other specified trauma disorder. The lower back and knee disabilities were remanded.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports a direct link between the Veteran's current psychiatric condition and his military service, while further evidence is needed to determine the etiology of the lower back and knee conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- other specified trauma disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25097224
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 882 · Granted: 22% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Remanded (sent back)
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