The Board has determined that the Veteran's PTSD with depression and anxiety is related to his service in Vietnam, including witnessing death and serious injury of fellow service members. As a result, the claim for service connection is granted.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports the conclusion that the Veteran's PTSD with depression and anxiety was caused by events during his military service in Vietnam.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) with Depression and Anxiety
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 19, 2019
- Citation
- 19120112
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Decisions by this judge: 2,088 · Granted: 33% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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