The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder to include chronic adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, but denied service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), bilateral hearing loss, and remanded several other conditions for further review.

The deciding factor: The probative medical evidence of record indicates that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is etiologically related to his active service, while there was no diagnosis of PTSD during the appeal period. The Board also found insufficient evidence to support service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded other conditions for further development.

Claimed conditions

Acquired psychiatric disorder to include chronic adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Bilateral hearing loss, Obstructive sleep apnea, Cervical spine condition to include pain, Left hip condition, Right hip condition, Lumbar spine condition to include strain, Left knee condition, Right knee condition, Left upper extremity radiculopathy to include as secondary to cervical spine condition, Right upper extremity radiculopathy to include as secondary to cervical spine condition, Hypertension, Vertigo condition to include as secondary to the Veteran's service connected disabilities, Headache condition to include as secondary to the Veteran's service connected disabilities, Erectile dysfunction to include as secondary to the Veteran's service connected disabilities

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

October 1, 2025

Citation

A25084597

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