Granted
The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
The deciding factor: The private medical opinion and lay statements provided credible evidence that the Veteran's mental health symptoms were related to a reported in-service event during his active service.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- February 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25010230
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