The Board found that the veteran experienced sexual trauma in service, resulting in a current psychiatric disability of PTSD with anxiety and bipolar disorder. The Board concluded that this condition was incurred as a result of active service.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed that the veteran experienced sexual trauma during service which resulted in her current psychiatric disabilities, including PTSD with anxiety and bipolar disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Anxiety, Bipolar Disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 30, 2003
- Citation
- 0325752
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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.
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