The Board has determined that the Veteran's anxiety disorder, claimed as mental disorder, is related to his active military service and grants service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's symptoms are best explained by in-service stressors and gave him the benefit of doubt, finding it at least as likely as not that his anxiety disorder was caused by his service.
- Claimed conditions
- anxiety disorder, mental disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 31, 2019
- Citation
- 19182656
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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