The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, major depressive disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder, are granted as service connected. Service connection for PTSD is denied due to the lack of a qualifying stressor.
The deciding factor: The Board found that while there was a diagnosis of PTSD in private treatment records, the event did not meet the requirements of 38 C.F.R. § 3.304(f) as it was not a trauma-related event and therefore could not be considered a qualifying stressor for PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 22, 2019
- Citation
- 19180191
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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