The Board granted service connection for acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, unspecified mood disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder, as well as alcohol use disorder. The remaining claims were remanded for further development.

The deciding factor: The decision was based on the evidence supporting a direct link between the claimed conditions and the Veteran's service, with the exception of the alcohol use disorder which was granted on a secondary basis.

Claimed conditions

PTSD, unspecified mood disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, alcohol use disorder, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), sinusitis, hearing loss, tinnitus, headaches, dermatosis of the neck and arms, functional abdominal pain syndrome, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), left sciatic radicular pain hypoesthesia paresthesia weakness of the left leg (left leg radicular pain), right sciatic radicular pain hypoesthesia paresthesia weakness of the right leg (right leg radicular pain), pain of the left hip (left hip pain), pain of the right hip (right hip pain), pain of the left knee (left knee pain), pain of the right knee (right knee pain), post traumatic pain lumbar spine (back pain), respiratory insufficiency dyspnea (respiratory condition), bilateral restless leg syndrome, bilateral hand tremors

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

October 7, 2025

Citation

A25086584

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