The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD due to military sexual trauma (MST), and finds that new evidence supports this claim. The Veteran now has a current diagnosis of PTSD related to MST during his period of active service.
The deciding factor: VA medical evidence confirms a current diagnosis of PTSD related to the Veteran's in-service stressors, which are confirmed by VA MST group therapy participation and other corroborating evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired Psychiatric Disorder (including PTSD due to MST)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 16, 2014
- Citation
- 1422355
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