Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for any acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, and remanded the claims for back disability and left lower extremity radiculopathy.
The deciding factor: There was not persuasive evidence showing that the Veteran had a diagnosed acquired psychiatric disorder or PTSD at any time during the pendency of the claim or recent to the filing of the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Back disability, claimed as lumbar spine condition, Left lower extremity radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 22, 2025
- Citation
- A25091282
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