The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, to include adjustment disorder and insomnia disorder, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
The deciding factor: The evidence is in approximate balance as to the nexus element of service connection. Resolving the benefit of the doubt in favor of the Veteran, the Board finds that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is related to active service.
- Claimed conditions
- adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, insomnia disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- March 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25028637
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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