Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include depression and insomnia, as there was no evidence of a current diagnosis. The claims for initial ratings greater than 10 percent for various knee and hip disabilities were remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that the Veteran did not meet the diagnostic criteria for an acquired psychiatric disorder, and the evidence was against finding a current diagnosis of any of the other claimed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- depression, insomnia, back disorder, headache disorder, right ankle disorder, left ankle disorder, right leg pain disorder, left leg pain disorder, right leg muscle disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25092297
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