The Board has determined that the veteran's currently diagnosed dysthymic disorder and anxiety disorder were incurred in service, and grants service connection for these conditions.
The deciding factor: Competent medical evidence established a link between the veteran's current psychiatric disorders and her in-service symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- dysthymic disorder, anxiety disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 23, 2003
- Citation
- 0309826
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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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