Granted
The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically anxiety, has been granted service connection.,Service connection for squamous cell carcinoma (claimed as throat cancer) due to herbicide exposure and lung scars secondary to the same condition are pending and will be remanded.
The deciding factor: New evidence received since the previous denial supports reopening of claims for service connection, but further examination is needed to establish a nexus between current conditions and service.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Acquired Psychiatric Disorder, Specifically Anxiety","diagnosis":"Anxiety and Major Depressive Disorder"}, {"condition_name":"Gastrointestinal Disorder","diagnosis":"Psychophysiological Gastrointestinal Condition"}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 9, 2020
- Citation
- 20002109
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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