The veteran's current psychiatric disability, specifically her post-traumatic stress disorder, is found to be the result of sexual assaults during her period of active military service. Service connection for this condition is granted.
The deciding factor: Post-traumatic stress disorder was determined to have originated from incidents occurring during the veteran's period of active military service due to unverified sexual assault allegations and subsequent psychological symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Bipolar Disorder, Anxiety Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 17, 2008
- Citation
- 0843407
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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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