The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and granted service connection for major depressive disorder with suicidal ideation and panic disorder without agoraphobia, finding that these conditions are at least as likely as not related to his military service.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows a diagnosis of major depressive disorder with suicidal ideation and panic disorder without agoraphobia in the Veteran's post-service treatment records, which is linked by an August 2010 VA examination and July 2012 private psychological assessment to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Major depressive disorder with suicidal ideation, Panic disorder without agoraphobia
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 26, 2017
- Citation
- 1748046
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