The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened, and it is now determined that he has an acquired psychiatric disorder and a respiratory disability. The remaining conditions were not found to be related to his military service.
The deciding factor: New evidence received supports the Veteran's assertions of in-service onset and association with service for these conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Acquired Psychiatric Disorder","diagnosis_date":null,"service_connection":true}, {"condition_name":"Respiratory Disability","diagnosis_date":null,"service_connection":true}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 2, 2019
- Citation
- 19160122
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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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