The Board has determined that the Veteran's service connection claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, claimed as PTSD, is granted based on a verified in-service stressor and current medical diagnosis of PTSD.
The deciding factor: The Board found sufficient evidence to confirm the in-service stressor and established a causal nexus between the diagnosed PTSD and the confirmed in-service stressor.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired Psychiatric Disorder (claimed as Posttraumatic Stress Disorder)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 25, 2010
- Citation
- 1032011
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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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