Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for depression and anxiety, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor. The back and neck conditions were remanded for further examination.
The deciding factor: The March 2022 VA examiner found that the Veteran's depression and anxiety was at least as likely as not incurred during his active-duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- depression, anxiety, lumbar s/p laminectomy with scoliosis (back condition), cervical spondylosis with degenerative arthritis (neck condition)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25090037
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