The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include anxiety disorder unspecified as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus.
The deciding factor: The examiner's rationale attributed the Veteran's anxiety in part to his service-connected tinnitus, and any incremental increase in disability due to a non-service-connected condition is considered aggravation.
- Claimed conditions
- anxiety disorder unspecified
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25102251
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,092 · Granted: 42% (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)
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to insufficient VA examination and opinion regarding the etiology of his acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD and an anxiety disorder. The Board finds that a new VA examination is necessary to address these issues.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are being remanded due to the failure to schedule a personal hearing as instructed in previous Board decisions.
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