The Veteran's diagnosed other specified trauma and stressor related disorder, alternatively diagnosed as unspecified anxiety disorder with insomnia, is directly related to traumatic events during his combat tour in Vietnam. The Board has granted service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found the diagnosed psychiatric disability was directly related to the traumatic events the Veteran experienced in service.
- Claimed conditions
- other specified trauma and stressor related disorder, unspecified anxiety disorder with insomnia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 16, 2024
- Citation
- A24038578
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