The Board has granted service connection for PTSD with depression, finding credible supporting evidence of the Veteran's in-service exposure to a noncombat-related stressor and an approximate balance of favorable and unfavorable evidence as to whether he has a current diagnosis related to this stressor.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran had credible supporting evidence of his in-service exposure to a helicopter crash off the flight deck, which is considered a noncombat-related stressor. The Board also found an approximate balance of favorable and unfavorable evidence regarding the Veteran's current PTSD diagnosis.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) with depression
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 16, 2016
- Citation
- 1647122
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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.
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