The Board has granted service connection for chronic PTSD, generalized anxiety disorder, and dysthymia as they are secondary to an inservice personal assault. Service connection for chronic tinnitus was also granted based on in-service exposure to gunfire and explosions.
The deciding factor: Service connection is established for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders (PTSD, anxiety/depression, and dysthymia) due to a confirmed inservice personal assault, which led to his current mental health conditions. Service connection for chronic tinnitus was granted based on documented in-service exposure to gunfire and explosions.
- Claimed conditions
- Chronic PTSD, generalized anxiety disorder, dysthymia, Chronic tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 29, 2011
- Citation
- 1128331
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