The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, was denied in previous decisions. The effective date of the grant of service connection is set at April 11, 2025.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a diagnosis of PTSD and further discussion of PTSD or any other psychiatric disorder was unnecessary as there were no indications that there were symptoms clearly attributable to another psychiatric disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- other specified trauma and stressor related disorder with unspecified bipolar and related disorder, stimulant use disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- January 15, 2026
- Citation
- A26004330
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have an acquired psychiatric condition, including posttraumatic stress disorder, opioid use disorder, and stimulant use disorder, that was incurred during or is otherwise related to his period of active service.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for service connection for opioid and stimulant use disorders have been dismissed due to the death of the Veteran.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability due to a grant in October 2025. The back condition claim is granted with a 30% evaluation effective September 22, 2016.
- Granted
The Veteran was granted a temporary total evaluation from October 2, 2019, to October 24, 2019, for his service-connected major depressive disorder with anxious distress and stimulant use disorder due to inpatient treatment exceeding 21 days.
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