The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (anxiety with depression) due to its etiological relationship with the Veteran's military service.
The deciding factor: The private medical opinion and the Veteran's credible lay statements supported a direct causal link between his current anxiety disorder with depression and his in-service experiences.
- Claimed conditions
- anxiety with depression
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- May 1, 2025
- Citation
- A25040308
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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