The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including depressive disorder, anxiety disorder, adjustment disorder, and insomnia, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is directly due to her active service based on credible lay statements and the lack of a more probative medical opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- depressive disorder, anxiety disorder, adjustment disorder, insomnia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 4, 2024
- Citation
- A24071657
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
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- Granted
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- Denied
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