The Veteran's acquired psychiatric condition, including somatic symptom disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, depression, PTSD, and panic disorder, is granted as secondary to service-connected right knee conditions.,The Veteran's urinary tract condition, specifically irritative voiding symptoms, is remanded for further development due to the need for a medical opinion regarding its relationship to his service-connected acquired psychiatric condition, right knee condition, and/or low back condition.
The deciding factor: Service connection granted as secondary to service-connected right knee conditions.,The AOJ failed to obtain a medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's urinary tract condition is at least as likely as not caused or aggravated by his service-connected acquired psychiatric condition, right knee condition, and/or low back condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired Psychiatric Condition, Urinary Tract Condition
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 20, 2026
- Citation
- A26036542
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