The Veteran's service connection claim for PTSD and depressive disorder is granted due to the confirmed occurrence of a military sexual trauma during active duty, which led to the current psychiatric disorders. The Board found that the evidence supports a causal relationship between the in-service MST and the current conditions.
The deciding factor: The personal assault stressor of military sexual trauma occurred during service and was corroborated by fellow service members' statements, leading to a finding of service connection for PTSD and depressive disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Depressive Disorder
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 5, 2019
- Citation
- 19115865
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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.
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