The veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is well grounded, and the Board has determined that there are sufficient facts to support a diagnosis of PTSD. The RO will need to verify the stressors reported by the veteran with the U.S. Armed Services Center for Research of Unit Records (USASCRUR).
The deciding factor: The claimant provided plausible stressor information which, if verified, would support a diagnosis of PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-traumatic stress disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 9, 2000
- Citation
- 0006333
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What this means for you
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