The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, including OCD and recurrent major depressive disorder, is related to service and the Board has granted service connection for these conditions.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran experienced symptoms of OCD while in service and that his current psychiatric disabilities are linked to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), Recurrent major depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 5, 2019
- Citation
- 19115800
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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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