The Board has granted service connection for generalized anxiety disorder with panic attacks, finding that the condition is related to the Veteran's service.
The deciding factor: The June 2018 VA examiner found that the Veteran’s diagnosed general anxiety disorder with panic attacks is at least as likely as not incurred in or caused by his service.
- Claimed conditions
- generalized anxiety disorder with panic attacks
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 2, 2019
- Citation
- 19160340
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What this means for you
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