The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and adjustment disorder, finding that his current condition is at least as likely as not related to in-service stressful events.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports a finding of service connection due to the Veteran's consistent reports of traumatic experiences during service, corroborated by a fellow serviceman who witnessed the same event.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD and adjustment disorder)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 6, 2019
- Citation
- 19191820
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What this means for you
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