The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and dysthymic disorder, is service-connected. The effective date for this connection is August 16, 2002.
The deciding factor: PTSD was directly related to the Veteran's in-service traumatic experiences and accounts for his current symptomatology.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired Psychiatric Disorder (PTSD), Dysthymic Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- October 26, 2010
- Citation
- 1040171
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What this means for you
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- Denied
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