The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD due to Military Sexual Trauma (MST), finding that all evidence supports a link between his in-service trauma and current mental health conditions.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's consistent claim of military sexual trauma was credible, supported by circumstantial evidence such as discharge from service for medical reasons and seeking mental health services shortly after leaving service. Two civilian mental health professionals also endorsed a PTSD diagnosis during the pendency of his claim, attributing it to MST.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder, Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) due to Military Sexual Trauma (MST)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 27, 2022
- Citation
- 22042618
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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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- Granted
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