The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's claimed psychiatric disability, specifically PTSD, finding that it had its onset during his active duty in Vietnam.
The deciding factor: The Board found credible the Veteran's and his wife's testimony regarding the onset of his psychiatric disability during his military service, leading to a determination of direct service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- Psychiatric disability (claimed as PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 19, 2020
- Citation
- 20012870
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