The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include unspecified anxiety disorder and PTSD, functional abdominal pain syndrome, and a right foot disability based on credible supporting evidence of in-service stressors and medical evidence linking the current disabilities to the Veteran's military service.
The deciding factor: The evidence was in relative equipoise as to whether the Veteran's currently diagnosed conditions had their onset during active service, and resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran, the Board found that there is a causal relationship between his current symptoms and his specific claimed in-service stressors.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disability (unspecified anxiety disorder and PTSD), Functional abdominal pain syndrome, Right foot disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- June 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25048831
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.
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