The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disability other than PTSD and hypertension, and remanded several claims for further development.
The deciding factor: The most probative evidence did not support the presence of distinct symptoms from the Veteran's already service-connected conditions or a current diagnosis of hypertension.
- Claimed conditions
- Psychiatric Disability other than PTSD with Moderate Alcohol Use Disorder, Moderate Cannabis Use Disorder, Panic Disorder, and Insomnia Disorder, Hypertension, Upper Digestive Disability (GERD), Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Seborrheic Dermatitis, Right Shoulder Disability, Cervical Spine Disability, Degenerative Arthritis, Intervertebral Disc Syndrome (IVDS), and Spinal Stenosis, Lumbosacral Spine, Residuals of Right Ankle Fracture Status-post Repair, Allergic Rhinitis, Total Disability Rating based on Individual Unemployability due to Service-Connected Disabilities (TDIU)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25090134
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,170 · Granted: 38% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
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- Granted
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