The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder of generalized anxiety disorder and depressive disorder, as secondary to the service-connected left ankle disability. Service connection was also granted for pseudofolliculitis barbae, and a 20 percent rating was assigned for left ankle achilles tendonitis from October 23, 2023.
The deciding factor: The private examiner's opinion that the current psychiatric disorder is likely secondary to the service-connected left ankle disability, along with evidence of symptoms beginning in service, supported the grant of service connection for pseudofolliculitis barbae and a higher rating for the left ankle disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), Depressive Disorder, Pseudofolliculitis Barbae, Left Ankle Achille's Tendonitis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- December 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25104340
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