Partly granted
Service connection for PTSD is granted. The claim for a low back disability is remanded for further evaluation.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is at least as likely as not due to service, and the evidence supports this conclusion.
- Claimed conditions
- acquired psychiatric disorder (dysthymia, PTSD), low back disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25003806
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