The Board granted service connection for anxiety/panic attacks, finding a causal relationship to an in-service incident involving the fuel tank.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's current disability of anxiety disorder/panic attacks is causally related to a traumatic incident that occurred during his military service when he was in the fuel tank and lost cool air inside the tank and to his respirator, which triggered panic attacks. The Board finds this opinion highly probative.
- Claimed conditions
- anxiety/panic attacks
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- June 11, 2025
- Citation
- A25051318
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