The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and granted the claim, finding that there is a link between the Veteran's OCD and his active duty service.
The deciding factor: The evidence established a current diagnosis of OCD and linked it to service through a private nexus opinion and lay statements from the Veteran’s spouse.
- Claimed conditions
- Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 12, 2019
- Citation
- 19145671
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, MDD, ADHD, OCD, intellectual disability, and narcissistic personality disorder, as the evidence did not support a finding of in-service incurrence or aggravation.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and OCD, due to inadequate medical opinions and unverified in-service stressors.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD with delayed expression, OCD, and unspecified anxiety disorder.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, MDD, and OCD, due to insufficient information regarding the Veteran's Reserve service status.
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