Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for PTSD, a personality disorder, and dysthymia but granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, other than PTSD, a personality disorder, and dysthymia, to include unspecified trauma and stressor related disorder and stimulant use disorder.
The deciding factor: While the Veteran's reported in-service traumatic event did not meet the diagnostic criteria for PTSD or dysthymia, it was found that he suffered from unspecified trauma and stressor related disorder as well as stimulant use disorder due to his service experience.
- Claimed conditions
- PTSD, Personality Disorder, Dysthymia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 5, 2025
- Citation
- 25001747
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