The Veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is granted, as new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim. The Board finds that his current depressive disorder is related to his military service.
The deciding factor: The VA physician diagnosed the Veteran with major depressive disorder and stated that it is most likely caused by traumatic events of his period of service.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder (depressive disorder)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 4, 2020
- Citation
- 20071235
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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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