The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, depression, and adjustment disorder. Additionally, the Board has also granted compensation benefits under the provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for blepharospasm caused by VA treatment.
The deciding factor: VA medical records consistently documented the Veteran's diagnosis of an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD, depression, and adjustment disorder) and blepharospasm. The Board found that the additional disability was not due to carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment or similar instance of fault on the part of VA.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD, depression, adjustment disorder), Blepharospasm
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- November 30, 2011
- Citation
- 1143893
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