The Board granted service connection for multiple conditions, including an acquired psychiatric disorder, sleep apnea, hypertension, and various musculoskeletal and skin disabilities.
The deciding factor: New and relevant evidence was received following the most recent prior denial of these claims, warranting readjudication on their merits.
- Claimed conditions
- PTSD, major depressive disorder, neurobehavioral difficulties, sleep disability, to include obstructive sleep apnea, hypertension, right shoulder disability, diagnosed as arthritis with tendinosis and rotator cuff tear, left shoulder disability, diagnosed as arthritis with tendinosis and rotator cuff, bilateral knee disability, diagnosed as arthralgia, bilateral hand arthritis, lumbar spine arthritis with radiculopathy, bilateral pes planus, bilateral lower extremity sciatica, varicose veins of bilateral lower extremity, venous insufficiency, diabetes, skin disability, to include scleroderma
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 31, 2025
- Citation
- A25111357
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,604 · Granted: 65% (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
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board of Veterans' Appeals has granted service connection for PTSD and Mood Disorders, both presumed conditions under the PACT Act.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hypertension and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for specially-adapted housing assistance and a special home adaptation grant was denied because he does not meet the criteria for either benefit based on his service-connected disabilities.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and major depressive disorder, is being remanded due to the need for additional development regarding his alleged stressors.
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