The Board has restored the Veteran's service connection for other specified trauma or stressor related disorder and major depressive disorder with psychotic features, effective October 1, 2019. The original decision was based on a clear and unmistakable error in not finding a confirmed stressor.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the original rating decision did not err in severing service connection due to lack of corroboration for PTSD but correctly applied the criteria for other specified trauma or stressor related disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- Other specified trauma or stressor related disorder, Major depressive disorder with psychotic features
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- December 15, 2022
- Citation
- A22025544
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What this means for you
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