The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, including Specific Phobia and chronic major depression, is granted as service connected. The Board found the evidence in equipoise regarding a nexus to his active service.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence established a current diagnosis of an acquired psychiatric disability (Specific Phobia and chronic major depression) and linked it to the Veteran's in-service heat stroke event.
- Claimed conditions
- Specific Phobia, chronic major depression
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 25, 2018
- Citation
- 18144891
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Partly granted
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