The Board has determined that the Veteran's current diagnosis of anxiety disorder with panic attacks is related to his active service, granting service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence supports a link between the Veteran's in-service symptoms and his current diagnosis of anxiety disorder with panic attacks, including his private physician's opinion based on his long-term care and review of his treatment records.
- Claimed conditions
- Anxiety disorder with panic attacks
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 4, 2022
- Citation
- 22020079
This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Look up the original decision on VA.gov (opens in a new tab) using citation 22020079.
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and remanded the claims for anxiety disorder with panic attacks, diabetes mellitus, gastritis with ulcerative colitis, and sinusitis.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's anxiety disorder with panic attacks is related to his military service, resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran. The decision on depression and cognitive impairment remains pending.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to incomplete records from her mental health provider, Dr. Rosalyn Offutt.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the veteran's anxiety disorder is proximately due to his service-connected right orchiectomy, and thus grants the claim for service connection.
Free starter guide for your own claim
Reading this because you were denied or under-rated? Get the plain-English next steps — your appeal options, the deadline that protects you, and how appeals like yours turn out. One email, no spam.
We will only use this to send the guide. No spam, unsubscribe any time. We never sell your information.
We are not the VA. Veterans’ Rights is an independent resource built for veterans. We are not the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, not part of the government, and not endorsed by any government agency.
This is general information, not legal advice. For advice about your own situation, talk to a VA-accredited representative — many help for free.