The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include a personality disorder, as there is no evidence of a current disability and the appellant's avoidant personality disorder was not considered a disability for VA compensation purposes.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence of a superimposed disease or injury during service, and the record does not reflect any acquired psychiatric disorder diagnosis on which service connection may be granted as a superimposed disease or injury.
- Claimed conditions
- Avoidant Personality Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25090260
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Decisions by this judge: 785 · Granted: 27% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's claimed acquired psychiatric disabilities, including PTSD. The AOJ is required to attempt to obtain private treatment records and provide an addendum medical opinion addressing the etiology of the Veteran's diagnosed conditions.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety and depression, as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected sleep apnea disability.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and other mental health conditions, is related to his service. The decision grants service connection for these disorders.
- Denied
The Board found no evidence of a current psychiatric disorder etiologically related to service, and the Veteran's symptoms were attributed to personality disorders rather than PTSD.
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