The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include adjustment disorder with anxious and depressed mood, based on the Veteran's in-service stressors during his active military service.
The deciding factor: The evidence established that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder resulted from events that occurred during his active military service, meeting the criteria for direct service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- adjustment disorder with anxious and depressed mood
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- April 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25032798
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 868 · Granted: 42% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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
The Veteran's appeal for increased ratings for his acquired psychiatric disorder has been withdrawn by the Veteran, and thus the appeal is dismissed.
- Granted
The Veteran's adjustment disorder with anxious and depressed mood is related to his active-duty service, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal for increased ratings and TDIU is being remanded due to the addition of relevant evidence since the last Supplemental Statement of the Case (SSOC).
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, dysthymia, cannabis use disorder, adjustment disorder with anxious and depressed mood, phase of life problem, and unspecified anxiety disorder due to inadequate VA opinions and outstanding private treatment records.
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