The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including a trauma-and-stressor-related disorder and major depressive disorder, is related to his military service. The Board has granted service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: A psychologist provided a positive nexus opinion linking the Veteran’s current psychiatric symptomatology to his in-service stressors, finding it more likely than not that his acquired psychiatric disability began during his active service and continues uninterrupted to the present.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder, Trauma-and-stressor-related disorder, Major depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 11, 2019
- Citation
- 19128253
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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