The Board determined that the Veteran's claimed stressors of undergoing rocket and mortar fire are corroborated by the evidence of record, and remanded for further examination to determine if a current psychiatric disorder is related to service.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's presence with his unit at the time the attacks occurred corroborated his statement that he experienced such attacks personally, as in Pentecost v. Principi.
- Claimed conditions
- Post traumatic stress disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 27, 2009
- Citation
- 0911521
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