The Board granted service connection for anxiety and remanded the claim for chronic joint pain due to exposure to TERAs.
The deciding factor: The evidence was at least in approximate balance regarding whether the Veteran's anxiety is caused by his service, and reasonable doubt was resolved in favor of the Veteran. For the chronic joint pain, a remand is required as it may be related to undiagnosed illness or MUCMI due to exposure during the Persian Gulf War.
- Claimed conditions
- anxiety
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 19, 2025
- Citation
- A25100447
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