The Board granted service connection for a psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as anxiety, based on the Veteran's active duty for training (ADUTRA) service.
The deciding factor: The evidence established a nexus between ACDUTRA service and the Veteran's current anxiety.
- Claimed conditions
- anxiety
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- May 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25043379
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
The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include depression and anxiety, based on the evidence showing that it is at least as likely as not that the Veteran's condition began in service.
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