The Board denied service connection for an anxiety disorder, dismissed the claim of entitlement to a rating in excess of 20 percent for a lumbar spine disability, and dismissed whether there has been clear and unmistakable error in establishing service connection for borderline personality disorder with alcohol use disorder.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a separate diagnosis of an anxiety disorder distinct from the Veteran's service-connected psychiatric condition. The November 2024 rating decision deferred making a final decision on the lumbar spine disability, and the appeal was untimely for severance of service connection for borderline personality disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- Generalized anxiety disorder, Borderline personality disorder with alcohol use disorder, Lumbar spine disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25101880
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