The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder, based on the evidence showing a causal relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.
The deciding factor: The August 2022 VA examination provided probative evidence supporting the claim that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disabilities are causally related to her service due to experienced traumatic events and chronic stress during military service.
- Claimed conditions
- major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 13, 2024
- Citation
- A24073897
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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