The Board denied a compensable rating for the right ankle laceration scar and remanded claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability other than PTSD, to include panic disorder, and entitlement to a higher rating for PTSD.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a compensable rating for the right ankle laceration scar. A remand was necessary due to missing active-duty records that could impact the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability other than PTSD, to include panic disorder, and the need for a new VA examination for the Veteran's PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- Right ankle laceration scar, Acquired psychiatric disability other than PTSD, to include panic disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25088188
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