The Board granted service connection for obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) based on evidence of in-service treatment and current disability.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's OCD was incurred during service, supported by in-service treatment records and post-service medical evidence of ongoing treatment with prescribed medication.
- Claimed conditions
- obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25085252
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,017 · Granted: 36% (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).
Related decisions
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- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection for anxiety and obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) was dismissed due to the death of the appellant.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed as he requested the withdrawal of all issues on appeal.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran. The other claims were remanded for further development.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of October 31, 2018, for the award of service connection for OCD because the Veteran continuously pursued his claim.
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