The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as dysthymic disorder and major depressive disorder, finding that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether his current acquired psychiatric disability is related to active service.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence diagnosing a current psychiatric disability, combined with credible reports from the Veteran's ex-wife and service treatment records noting an in-service incurrence, supports a finding of nexus between the Veteran's current psychiatric disorder and active service.
- Claimed conditions
- dysthymic disorder, major depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 7, 2020
- Citation
- 20001048
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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