The Board denied service connection for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder but granted service connection for Unspecified Depressive Disorder. The decision is mixed as some issues were granted and others not.
The deciding factor: More persuasive evidence did not support a diagnosis of PTSD in accordance with DSM criteria, while the Veteran's depressive disorder was found to be related to his service.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Unspecified Depressive Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- August 6, 2019
- Citation
- 19160711
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What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
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