The Board denied service connection for 20 conditions including depression, anxiety, and traumatic brain injury, finding insufficient evidence of in-service incurrence or nexus. The Board remanded three conditions (back condition, left lower extremity neuropathy, and left leg condition) for further adjudication.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's psychiatric conditions lacked onset during service with no supporting treatment records, and other denied conditions either lacked current diagnosis or lacked causal nexus to service, while the remanded conditions required further development by the agency of original jurisdiction.
- Claimed conditions
- depression, anxiety, right upper extremity neuropathy, left upper extremity neuropathy, bilateral pes planus, left shin splint, spinal meningitis, right thumb burn injury, traumatic brain injury, scar associated with traumatic brain injury, throat condition, temporomandibular joint disorder, upper respiratory condition, migraine headaches, glaucoma, gastrointestinal condition, skin condition, groin area, obstructive sleep apnea, hypertension, viral hepatitis, back condition, left lower extremity neuropathy, left leg condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 22, 2025
- Citation
- A25091211
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
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