The Board granted service connection for unspecified anxiety disorder with depressed mood, finding that the Veteran's pre-existing mental health disability was aggravated by his active-duty service.
The deciding factor: The Board found clear and unmistakable evidence that the Veteran's pre-existing mental health disability was aggravated by his service, leading to a grant of service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- unspecified anxiety disorder with depressed mood
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25094979
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,113 · Granted: 47% (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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The Board granted an initial rating of 70 percent for the Veteran's unspecified anxiety disorder with depressed mood and alcohol use disorder, as the severity, frequency, and duration of symptoms more closely approximate occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.
- Granted
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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