The Veteran's service connection claim for generalized anxiety disorder with insomnia is granted as the evidence shows a current diagnosis and association with his military service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that it is as likely as not that the Veteran’s generalized anxiety disorder with insomnia is associated with his service, considering his medical history, lay statements, and thematic content of his disability following service.
- Claimed conditions
- Generalized anxiety disorder with insomnia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 20, 2019
- Citation
- 19187549
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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