The Veteran's service connection claim for posttraumatic stress disorder is granted due to the evidence being at least in equipoise as to whether he meets the criteria for a diagnosis of posttraumatic stress disorder related to his verified combat service in Vietnam.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the evidence was at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran met the criteria for a diagnosis of posttraumatic stress disorder, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the claimant.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder (Posttraumatic Stress Disorder)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 4, 2018
- Citation
- 1800255
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