The Board has reopened the previously denied claim of service connection for anxiety disorder with depressive features and granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including unspecified depressive disorder with anxious distress and ADHD. The appellant's current psychiatric conditions are found to be related to his military service.
The deciding factor: The evidence presented, including the appellant's self-reported history and VA examination reports, supports a finding that the appellant's current psychiatric disabilities were incurred in or aggravated by his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- anxiety disorder with depressive features, unspecified depressive disorder with anxious distress, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), bipolar disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 12, 2024
- Citation
- 24011573
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- Granted
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- Granted
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