The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, heart condition, sleep apnea, peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities, and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper extremities are all granted as service connected.
The deciding factor: Service connection is granted for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder based on his reported stressors from his military service. The VA examiner found that the Veteran’s anxiety and depressive disorders were related to his claimed stressors from his military service, including having to make orders to kill and fire upon individuals as a security policeman.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Acquired psychiatric disorder (anxiety disorder and unspecified depressive disorder)"}, {"condition_name":"Heart condition"}, {"condition_name":"Sleep apnea"}, {"condition_name":"Peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities"}, {"condition_name":"Peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper extremities"}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 29, 2019
- Citation
- 19133127
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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