The Board granted service connection for anxiety and depressive disorder disabilities but denied service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder disability.
The deciding factor: The evidence was in approximate balance, and the Board resolved all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran regarding his anxiety and depressive disorders. However, there was not a sufficient relationship established between the claimed in-service events and the current diagnosis of posttraumatic stress disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- anxiety disorder disability, depressive disorder disability, posttraumatic stress disorder disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25089647
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