The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD with depression, anxiety, and sleep disorder, and migraine headaches. The decision is based on the Veteran's reported in-service stressors and current diagnoses.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports a finding that the Veteran experienced traumatic events during service which are linked to his current psychiatric disability, and his uncontrolled hypertension is linked to his current migraines.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD, depression, anxiety, and sleep disorder), Migraine headaches
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 22, 2020
- Citation
- 20080553
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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