Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for several conditions with an effective date of February 1, 2023, but remanded other issues related to initial disability ratings and new claims.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the evidence showing a link between the Veteran's current skin condition and his military service in the Southwest Asia theater, as well as the VA's concession of exposure to certain environmental factors during service.
- Claimed conditions
- posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with generalized anxiety disorder and other specified depressive disorder, irritable bowel syndrome, pain associated with the lumbar spine, painful motion associated with the right hip, limited motion as to extension of the right hip, limited motion as to flexion of the right hip, allergic rhinitis, atopic dermatitis of the hands
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25088932
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