The Board has granted service connection for major depressive disorder, anxiety disorder, insomnia disorder, and substance abuse disorder. The decision also grants service connection for a headache disorder as a residual of TBI and impaired balance / dizziness as a residual of TBI.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's current psychiatric disorders are linked to his in-service symptoms and treatment, with the April 2014 VA mental disorders DBQ concluding that these conditions are at least as likely as not incurred in service.
- Claimed conditions
- Major depressive disorder, Anxiety disorder, Insomnia disorder, Substance abuse disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 28, 2019
- Citation
- 19150590
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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- Denied
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