The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), is granted as service connected due to a verified friendly-fire incident during his service in Vietnam.
The deciding factor: The Board resolved all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran and found that his PTSD was incurred in service, specifically due to a verified friendly-fire accident where he was shot in his right thigh while on duty.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder (including Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD))
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 23, 2009
- Citation
- 0948292
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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
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- Denied
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- Granted
The Veteran's PTSD is granted as service-connected. Bilateral hearing loss and OSA are denied.
- Denied
The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, was not shown to be related to service and the Board denied his claim.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, and bilateral hearing loss are not related to his active service.
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