Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), as a new opinion is needed that adequately considers the Veteran's statements regarding his in-service stressors.
The deciding factor: Small inconsistencies in the Veteran's reports of witnessing events can be expected when retelling events more than 40 years later, and therefore, he should still be provided the benefit of the doubt in the retelling of such events.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 5, 2025
- Citation
- 25001790
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