The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as other trauma and stressor related disorder, is granted due to the in-service exposure to hostile enemy activity.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that the Veteran's current psychiatric disorder is at least as likely as not caused by his reported in-service events.
- Claimed conditions
- other trauma and stressor related disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 18, 2022
- Citation
- 22029281
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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.
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- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeal of the February 2025 rating decision because it was a deferral and not a final decision that could be appealed.
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