The Veteran's anxiety disorder, NOS and mood disorder, NOS are related to his military service and the claim for service connection is granted.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that the current diagnoses of anxiety disorder, NOS and mood disorder, NOS were related to combat experiences during deployment in Afghanistan.
- Claimed conditions
- anxiety disorder, NOS, mood disorder, NOS
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 17, 2019
- Citation
- 19104089
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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