The Veteran's other trauma and stressor related disorder, major depressive disorder, and insomnia are all granted as service connected. The Veteran's major depressive disorder is denied due to lack of in-service onset or continuity.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established for the Veteran's other trauma and stressor related disorder based on a VA examination that found it likely related to his military service. Major depressive disorder was not linked to service as there were no symptoms noted during service, and the examiner concluded the condition is more likely due to psychosocial factors rather than in-service complaints of insomnia.
- Claimed conditions
- other trauma and stressor related disorder, major depressive disorder, insomnia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 22, 2019
- Citation
- 19105140
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Decisions by this judge: 940 · Granted: 21% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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