Granted
The veteran's claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disability, specifically social anxiety disorder with persistent adjustment disorder with anxiety and depressed mood, has been granted. The decision is based on the evidence being in equipoise, meaning it is equally balanced.
The deciding factor: The Board resolved the benefit-of-the-doubt rule in favor of the Veteran due to the approximate balance of positive and negative evidence regarding the merits of an issue material to the determination of the matter.
- Claimed conditions
- acquired psychiatric disability, social anxiety disorder with persistent adjustment disorder with anxiety and depressed mood
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25007709
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