The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety disorder, and granted it based on new and material evidence submitted since the previous denial. The Veteran's current anxiety disorder is found to be related to his military service.
The deciding factor: The medical opinions provided by the VA examiner and a private psychiatrist support a finding that the Veteran's anxiety disorder began during his active duty service or is attributable to his service, resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- anxiety disorder, acquired psychiatric disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 28, 2020
- Citation
- 20007217
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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