The Board granted service connection for schizoaffective disorder and anxiety disorder as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, resolving doubt in favor of the Veteran.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners determined that the Veteran's current anxiety disorder was caused by his service-connected tinnitus, acne, and folliculitis; and that his now service-connected anxiety disorder aggravates his schizoaffective disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- schizoaffective disorder, anxiety disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- March 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25027402
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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- Granted
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