The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and other specified trauma and stressor disorder, is caused by or related to his active duty service. The Board has granted the claim after considering all evidence and affording the Veteran the benefit of doubt.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner determined that the Veteran’s current acquired psychiatric disorder was at least as likely as not (50 percent or greater probability) incurred in or caused by in-service witnessing of traumatic events involving terrorist activity, which is consistent with his fear of hostile military or terrorist activity during service.
- Claimed conditions
- an acquired psychiatric disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), other specified trauma and stressor disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 25, 2018
- Citation
- 18144704
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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