The Board has granted the veteran's claim for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder, finding that his current symptoms are related to his in-service stressors and that these stressors occurred during his service on the U.S.S. Midway.
The deciding factor: The Board found credible evidence of both a current PTSD diagnosis and an established relationship between the veteran's current PTSD symptoms and his claimed in-service stressors, including participation in Vietnamese refugee evacuations.
- Claimed conditions
- post-traumatic stress disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 20, 2002
- Citation
- 0218541
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the Veteran's claim for an increased rating for post-traumatic stress disorder to provide her with another opportunity to attend a new VA mental health examination.
- Granted
The Board grants the appeal in full, granting service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.
- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.
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