The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, is found to be etiologically related to his service in Vietnam and the Board grants service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: The VA psychologist diagnosed PTSD based on fear of hostile military activity consistent with the Veteran's service experience in Vietnam.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired Psychiatric Disorder (to include Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)]
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 9, 2018
- Citation
- 1801077
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, finding that there is no evidence of a current disability and that the preponderance of the evidence does not support a link between any diagnosed condition and service.
- Denied
The Board finds that the Veteran does not have a diagnosis of an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, in accordance with VA regulations. Therefore, service connection for this condition is denied.
- Granted
The Board has granted an effective date of July 24, 1979 for the grant of service connection for PTSD. The Veteran's original claim was received on that date.
- Granted
The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, is the result of disease or injury incurred during active military service.
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