The Board has determined that the Veteran's current diagnoses of anxiety disorders and adjustment disorder with anxiety and depression are related to his service, including combat exposure. As a result, the claim for service connection is granted.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran experienced symptoms consistent with an acquired psychiatric disorder during and following his military service, which he attributes to in-service stressors. The Board found these diagnoses were related to his service.
- Claimed conditions
- anxiety disorder not otherwise specified, adjustment disorder with anxiety and depression
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 2, 2019
- Citation
- 19160358
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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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