The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (unspecified anxiety disorder, PTSD, unspecified insomnia disorder, depression, and adjustment disorder) on a direct basis. The Veteran's mental health disability is found to be at least as likely as not caused by his service. However, the Veteran does not meet the criteria for special monthly compensation based on the need for aid and attendance or housebound criteria.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder was caused by his service, resolving it in full in favor of the Veteran. The VA examiners' opinions were deemed inadequate due to their reliance on the absence of contemporaneous treatment during or proximate to service and failure to consider other favorable evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- unspecified anxiety disorder, PTSD, unspecified insomnia disorder, depression, adjustment disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 31, 2022
- Citation
- 22072182
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What this means for you
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- Partly granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining in-service psychiatric treatment records and scheduling a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of any acquired psychiatric disorder.
- Denied
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