The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for PTSD and determined that there is sufficient evidence to establish a link between the veteran's current symptoms and an in-service stressor, leading to a grant of service connection. The acquired psychiatric disability, diagnosed as bipolar disorder, was found to have been aggravated by military service.
The deciding factor: The Board found credible supporting evidence for the occurrence of the claimed in-service stressor and established a link between the veteran's current PTSD symptoms and an in-service event, leading to a grant of service connection. The acquired psychiatric disability was determined to be aggravated by military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Bipolar Disorder
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 6, 2004
- Citation
- 0403366
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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.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's PTSD was granted a 70 percent rating prior to March 7, 2022, while other claims were denied.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and GAD, as well as tinnitus.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, as it needs a medical opinion addressing the nature and etiology of the condition prior to October 16, 2023.
- Granted
The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for regular aid and attendance due to his service-connected disabilities.
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