The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder was reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. The Board found that her current diagnosis of Unspecified Depressive Disorder is consistent with diagnoses rendered shortly after service, and thus granted service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: New evidence showed a continuity of symptoms from service to the present, supporting the Veteran's claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as stress, anxiety and major depressive disorder), Endometriosis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- October 22, 2019
- Citation
- 19179973
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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