The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and major depressive disorder, is at least partly attributable to unfortunate events that occurred during her military service.
The deciding factor: VA treatment records note psychiatric symptoms and pain complaints related to the Veteran's diagnosed mental health conditions, which are considered as part of her overall disability picture.
- Claimed conditions
- right eye blindness, acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD and major depressive disorder)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 4, 2012
- Citation
- 1219481
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What this means for you
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