The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for Eustachian tube dysfunction of the left ear and has determined that his acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety and depression, is related to his active military service. The decision grants these claims.
The deciding factor: The newly received evidence, including private medical opinions and lay statements from family members, supports a finding that the Veteran's current psychiatric condition is causally related to his active service.
- Claimed conditions
- Eustachian tube dysfunction of the left ear, Acquired psychiatric disorder (including anxiety and depression)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 22, 2009
- Citation
- 0923473
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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.
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