The Board granted service connection for persistent depressive disorder with anxious distress, finding that the Veteran's symptoms began during active service and have continued since then.
The deciding factor: The C&P examiner's opinion supported a direct link between the Veteran's mental health symptoms and his military service, establishing all necessary criteria for service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- persistent depressive disorder with anxious distress
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- March 13, 2025
- Citation
- A25023643
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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- Dismissed
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