The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety disorder and PTSD, is at least as likely as not related to his military service, particularly an in-service personal assault. As such, service connection for this condition is granted.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows a current diagnosis of an acquired psychiatric disorder (anxiety disorder and PTSD) that the Veteran attributes to an in-service personal assault, which has been corroborated by behavioral changes since service.
- Claimed conditions
- anxiety disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 1, 2019
- Citation
- 19159975
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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.
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