The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including other specified trauma- and stressor-related disorder (OTSD), recurrent major depressive disorder with anxious distress (MDD), and generalized anxiety disorder, finding that the Veteran's current condition is at least as likely as not related to his military stress in service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran’s current acquired psychiatric disorder is at least as likely as not related to his chronic stress in service, based on the opinions of clinicians who authored the 2011 and 2016 psychiatric evaluation reports, the Veteran's therapist in 2013 and 2014, and his current VA mental health providers.
- Claimed conditions
- an acquired psychiatric disorder, other specified trauma- and stressor-related disorder (OTSD), recurrent major depressive disorder with anxious distress (MDD), generalized anxiety disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 12, 2020
- Citation
- 20053409
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What this means for you
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