The Veteran has been granted service connection for PTSD with depressive disorder, which is related to an in-service personal assault.
The deciding factor: The VA psychologist's opinion supported by lay statements and the Veteran's testimony indicates that his PTSD is related to a reported in-service assault. The line of duty determination was made based on the change in discharge status from dishonorable to honorable, which does not preclude service connection due to other than honorable discharge.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) with Depressive Disorder
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 20, 2012
- Citation
- 1202295
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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.
What you can do next
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