The Board grants the appeal for service connection of other specified anxiety disorder, finding that the Veteran's in-service event is directly related to his current condition.
The deciding factor: The February 2024 VA examiner's opinion established a medical nexus between the in-service traumatic event and the Veteran's diagnosed other specified anxiety disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- other specified anxiety disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 9, 2024
- Citation
- 24031625
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.
- Dismissed
The Board denied the Veteran's attempts to appeal a rating decision from September 13, 2022, that denied higher ratings for other specified anxiety disorder and sinusitis due to untimeliness of the appeals.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter for a new VA examination to ensure all mental health conditions are considered.
- Dismissed
The veteran has withdrawn the appeal for all service connection claims.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions and denied increased ratings for existing disabilities, as the evidence did not support a finding of service connection or an increase in severity.
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