The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, was incurred in or aggravated by his active duty service and is granted.
The deciding factor: The clinical evidence supports a diagnosis of PTSD related to a verified stressor experienced during service, resolving all doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder (including Posttraumatic Stress Disorder)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 14, 2009
- Citation
- 0947320
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), is being remanded due to the need to verify a reported in-service stressor event.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete development and need for additional medical opinions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case for further examination and development due to incomplete medical records and the need to determine if the Veteran's current acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is related to his service.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the appellant does not have a verified stressor related to his service and therefore, he does not meet the criteria for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD.
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