Granted
The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a cervical spine disability, finding credible evidence of in-service events and establishing a nexus to the Veteran's current conditions.
The deciding factor: The Board found credible evidence of in-service physical and emotional abuse during basic training and established a nexus between the Veteran's current psychiatric and cervical spine disabilities and his service through conflicting medical opinions and available evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- Major depressive disorder, Unspecified anxiety disorder, Degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- February 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25016467
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