The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability of adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety, depressed mood, and alcohol use disorder, in remission. The evidence is at least in equipoise regarding whether this condition began during service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the current diagnosis of adjustment disorder did not begin due to fear of life while deployed to a combat zone but was related to events in service including deployments and mental health complaints.
- Claimed conditions
- adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety, depressed mood, alcohol use disorder, in remission
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 18, 2024
- Citation
- A24084364
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What this means for you
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- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for adjustment disorder, SMC-AA benefits, and Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits was granted effective August 10, 2022.
- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection for psychiatric condition, increased rating for urticaria, and TDIU are remanded due to the need for further medical guidance on the nature of his psychiatric condition and the severity of his urticaria.
- Denied
The Board denied an effective date prior to February 25, 2025, for the grant of service connection for a depressed mood.
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