Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, other than PTSD, and granted service connection for hypertension.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a current diagnosis of depression or anxiety separate from the already service-connected PTSD. For hypertension, there was continuity of symptomatology since service and a diagnosis shortly after separation.
- Claimed conditions
- depression, anxiety, hypertension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25085225
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