The Veteran's major depressive disorder is found to have started during service and the Board grants service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: The Veteran reported symptoms of depression starting in service, which was supported by his own testimony and a service treatment record noting 'seriously high levels of depression,' despite an examiner's opinion that it may not have been a formal diagnosis.
- Claimed conditions
- major depressive disorder, recurrent, moderate, with anxious distress
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 22, 2023
- Citation
- 23046514
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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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