The Board granted service connection for a neck disability and an acquired psychiatric disorder, as secondary to service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's statements regarding the in-service onset of his claimed disability were found to be competent and credible. The current diagnoses support the claims, and there is evidence of an in-service event that led to the current conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- neck disability, acquired psychiatric disorder (persistent depressive disorder with anxious distress)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- March 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25027085
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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- Denied
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