The Board has granted service connection for major depressive disorder with psychosis and anxiety disorder NOS, but the issues of cervical spine disability and bilateral neurological disability of the upper extremities are remanded due to insufficient evidence.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's current diagnoses include major depressive disorder with psychosis and anxiety disorder NOS, which had its onset during service based on credible reports of continuous symptoms since service. The Board found that there was an approximate balance of positive and negative evidence regarding the onset of these disabilities in service.
- Claimed conditions
- Major depressive disorder with psychosis, Anxiety disorder not otherwise specified
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 13, 2019
- Citation
- 19146319
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