The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is related to his in-service traumatic events and grants service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows a credible link between the Veteran's in-service trauma and his current psychiatric symptoms, leading to a finding of service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder, including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 1, 2024
- Citation
- A24071154
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,081 · Granted: 38% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, was granted an increased evaluation of 70 percent effective July 11, 2022. The Board also granted an earlier effective date for total disability rating based on individual unemployability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the case to schedule a comprehensive VA mental health examination to determine if the Veteran has any psychiatric disorder caused by his military service.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for COPD, blood clots in legs, foot spurs, lumbosacral spine disorder, and acquired psychiatric disorder as the weight of evidence does not support a finding that these conditions are related to the Veteran's active service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically his MDD. The case will be returned for an addendum opinion addressing this issue.
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