The Board granted service connection for unspecified anxiety disorder (claimed as PTSD) based on the stress experienced working with missile systems during service.
The deciding factor: The evidence of record supports a medical nexus between the Veteran's in-service duties and his current psychiatric disability.
- Claimed conditions
- unspecified anxiety disorder (claimed as PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25102160
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 896 · Granted: 51% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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