The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than other trauma and stressor-related disorder and hypertension (HTN) as there was no evidence of in-service incurrence or a link to service.
The deciding factor: The appeal was denied due to the lack of evidence supporting a direct link between the claimed conditions and the Veteran's period of active service, including for both psychiatric and hypertension claims.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder other than other trauma and stressor-related disorder, Hypertension (HTN)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25107927
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,162 · Granted: 21% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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