The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, but denied claims for left wrist condition, right wrist condition, left shoulder condition, and right shoulder condition. The claim for a left knee condition is also denied. Service connection for pseudofolliculitis barbae was not addressed in the decision.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners provided conflicting opinions regarding whether the Veteran's psychiatric disorders pre-existed service or began during service, but both concluded that they are related to his service.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired Psychiatric Disorder (Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Major Depressive Disorder), Left Wrist Condition, Right Wrist Condition, Left Shoulder Condition, Right Shoulder Condition, Left Knee Condition, Pseudofolliculitis Barbae
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- April 3, 2019
- Citation
- 19125033
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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- Partly granted
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