The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, anxiety disorder, and major depressive disorder, is granted.,Service connection for GERD, coronary artery disease, and a condition manifested by chronic nosebleeds is denied.
The deciding factor: New evidence received after the October 2016 rating decision supports the Veteran's claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder. However, there is no current diagnosis or documentation of GERD, coronary artery disease, or chronic nosebleeds in the available medical records.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired Psychiatric Disorder, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Coronary Artery Disease, Condition Manifested by Chronic Nosebleeds
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 11, 2026
- Citation
- A26022198
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and any acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that there was no evidence to support a link between his current mental health conditions and his military service.
- Denied
The claims for PTSD, an acquired psychiatric disorder, memory loss/memory problems, chronic fatigue, sleep difficulties/sleep disturbances, and sleep apnea have been denied. The claim for service connection for residuals of testicular denervation and varicosectomy has been granted.
- Granted
The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is granted a 70% rating, effective July 15, 2024. The Veteran's GERD remains at a 10% rating.
- Granted
The Veteran's PTSD is granted at a 70 percent rating prior to July 29, 2024. The GERD rating remains at 30 percent disabled but no higher.
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