The veteran's claims for service connection for depression and anxiety, as well as his reopened claim for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with bronchitis were all granted. His claim for ulcers was not addressed in the decision.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner provided opinions supporting the grant of service connection for depression and anxiety, and for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with bronchitis based on direct evidence from service.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with bronchitis, ulcers
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 8, 2006
- Citation
- 0603682
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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