The Board has determined that the veteran currently has post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and it is associated with a reported stressor that occurred during his period of military service. Therefore, the claim for service connection for PTSD is granted.
The deciding factor: The evidence established that the veteran engaged in combat with the enemy and the claimed stressors were related to this combat. The current diagnosis of PTSD was supported by medical records and examination reports.
- Claimed conditions
- post-traumatic-stress-disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 27, 2006
- Citation
- 0633386
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.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as there was no credible supporting evidence to verify the claimed in-service stressors.
- Dismissed
The appeal for PTSD was dismissed. Service connection for dry eye syndrome, secondary to service-connected bilateral pinguecula, is granted. The claims of entitlement to a compensable disability rating for residuals of cholecystectomy, service connection for irritable bowel syndrome, hypertension, erectile dysfunction, and headaches are remanded.
- Denied
The Board found that the veteran did not engage in combat and thus could not establish his claimed service connection for PTSD based on a verified in-service stressor. The claim was denied as there is no credible supporting evidence of the claimed in-service stressors.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the veteran's post-traumatic stress disorder is service-connected, as his symptoms are linked to in-service stressors.
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