The Board has determined that the veteran's chronic acquired psychiatric disability is causally related to his active service, and thus grants the claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence in the case is at least in equipoise as to whether the veteran's current psychiatric disorder had its onset during his period of active service, leading to a favorable resolution of the appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic acquired psychiatric disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 13, 2004
- Citation
- 0432958
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
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