The Board found that the Veteran's anxiety disorder, not otherwise specified, had its onset in service and is therefore granted service connection.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner determined it was as likely as not that the Veteran's anxiety disorder started during his active service and persisted since then.
- Claimed conditions
- Anxiety Disorder, Not Otherwise Specified
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 22, 2009
- Citation
- 0923506
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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.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The appeal seeking revision of the October 2005 rating decision that denied entitlement to service connection for a psychiatric disability is denied.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for GERD, obstructive sleep apnea, and increased the ratings for PTSD and bilateral shin splints.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date prior to March 23, 2020 for the 70 percent evaluation of service-connected PTSD is denied.,The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date prior to July 21, 2017 for the grant of eligibility to Dependents' Educational Assistance under 38 U.S.C. chapter 35 (DEA) is denied.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's anxiety disorder is granted a 50 percent rating, but denied any rating in excess of that. The Veteran also receives a TDIU based on his service-connected disabilities.
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