The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, anxiety disorder, and depressive disorder, is attributable to service. The Board finds that the Veteran has a current diagnosis of these conditions and there is medical evidence linking them to her in-service experiences.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's psychiatric symptoms are linked to her in-service stressors, including sexual assault and combat exposure, which are consistent with her PTSD diagnosis.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disability (including depression, anxiety, and PTSD), Rectal bleeding, Chronic constipation
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 10, 2018
- Citation
- 1801581
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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