The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, manifested by stress and anxiety attacks. The evidence shows that she suffered from anxiety during her military service and continues to experience symptoms related to this condition post-service. Service connection is granted based on continuity of symptomatology.
The deciding factor: The Board found new and material evidence relating the Veteran's current psychiatric conditions to her military service, including her in-service anxiety and stressors.
- Claimed conditions
- Stress and anxiety attacks, Acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 15, 2018
- Citation
- 18150500
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, finding that it is at least as likely as not caused by his military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to procedural errors, and will consider new evidence in determining if there is a current diagnosis of PTSD or if hepatitis C was incurred during active duty.
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