The Veteran's service connection claim for PTSD is granted as his current diagnosis of PTSD is related to a verified in-service stressor.
The deciding factor: The Board concluded that the Veteran's current diagnosis of PTSD was related to a confirmed in-service stressor involving witnessing the deaths of four friends in a land mine explosion, which was corroborated by service records and casualty information from U.S. Army.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder (Posttraumatic Stress Disorder)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 30, 2010
- Citation
- 1037290
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What this means for you
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