The Board has granted service connection for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) due to the Veteran's credible reports of symptoms during and after service, with consideration given to his lack of understanding of his condition.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's statements regarding continuity of OCD symptomatology were credible and supported by VA examination findings, leading to a grant of service connection based on direct evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 1, 2019
- Citation
- 19159698
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
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