The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorder, and major depressive disorder, are related to his service. The claim for hypertension is also granted as secondary to an acquired psychiatric disorder.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners provided opinions supporting a diagnosis of PTSD based on the in-service stressor and linked it to current symptoms. The Veteran's other psychiatric disorders were found to be at least as likely as not related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Bipolar Disorder, Anxiety Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 31, 2017
- Citation
- 1710271
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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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