The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as generalized anxiety disorder and alcohol use disorder. The other claims were denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence was at least in relative equipoise regarding the causal relationship between the Veteran's military service and his current acquired psychiatric disorder, but there was no evidence of a current diagnosis of dermatosis or similar disability causing functional impairment of earning capacity, bilateral hearing loss, left lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy with paresthesia of the left leg, right lower extremity sciatic radicular pain, chronic fatigue syndrome, left knee strain with degenerative arthritis and chondromalacia patella, or lumbosacral strain.
- Claimed conditions
- Generalized anxiety disorder, Alcohol use disorder, Dermatosis, Bilateral hearing loss, Left lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy with paresthesia of the left leg, Right lower extremity sciatic radicular pain, Migraine headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- December 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25106109
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