The Board has determined that the veteran's panic disorder and dysthymic disorder had their onset during service, granting service connection for these conditions.
The deciding factor: The evidence is in equipoise as to whether the veteran's psychiatric disabilities had their onset in service, with the benefit of doubt being resolved in favor of the veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- Panic Disorder, Dysthymic Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 12, 2001
- Citation
- 0104359
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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- Granted
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- Partly granted
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