The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding it to be etiologically related to the Veteran's military service.
The deciding factor: The private medical opinion provided by Dr. C.G., a board certified psychiatrist, established a causal relationship between the Veteran's in-service alcohol and discipline issues and his current major depressive disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder (major depressive disorder)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 17, 2025
- Citation
- 25009310
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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- Partly granted
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