The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including depressive disorder and anxiety disorder, finding that the Veteran's symptoms began during his military service, particularly his deployment to Saudi Arabia in 1990-1991. The decision resolves reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
The deciding factor: The Board found the evidence at least in equipoise regarding service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder due to the in-service onset of symptoms and consistent with the Veteran's testimony, lay statements, and objective clinical medical evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- depressive disorder, anxiety disorder, insomnia disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 30, 2020
- Citation
- 20076011
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What this means for you
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