Granted
The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include major depressive disorder recurrent moderate with anxious distress, unspecified depressive disorder, and obsessive-compulsive disorder.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is related to her active service as evidenced by credible supporting evidence of in-service sexual assault and a medical opinion linking the current disability to the in-service event.
- Claimed conditions
- major depressive disorder recurrent moderate with anxious distress, unspecified depressive disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25086989
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