The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including major depression and schizophrenia. The appeal was based on direct evidence of a link between his active duty service and his current mental health conditions.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner provided sufficient evidence to support the conclusion that the Veteran's current psychiatric disabilities are related to his active duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- major depression, schizophrenia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 4, 2014
- Citation
- 1414910
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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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