Denied
The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including adjustment disorder, OTSD, GAD, and PDD, as the evidence does not support a causal relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.
The deciding factor: The October 2024 VA medical opinion indicated that the Veteran's current symptoms are linked to his father's death and pre-occupation with safety measures, rather than any service-related event or experience.
- Claimed conditions
- adjustment disorder, other specified trauma disorder (OTSD), generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), persistent stressor disorder (PDD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25102243
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