The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include major depressive disorder (MDD), generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), panic disorder, and panic attacks, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.
The deciding factor: The Board found credible evidence of in-service symptom onset and sufficient post-service medical records supporting a relationship between the current disability and service.
- Claimed conditions
- major depressive disorder (MDD), generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), panic disorder, panic attacks
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25031425
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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