Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for PTSD due to MST and denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, a scar from hernia surgery, a bowel condition, carpal tunnel syndrome in both upper extremities, and tinnitus.
The deciding factor: The evidence was persuasive against finding that the Veteran's claimed conditions had their onset during active military service or were otherwise related to her active military service. However, reasonable doubt was resolved in favor of the Veteran regarding her PTSD due to MST.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), due to military sexual trauma (MST), Anxiety, Depression, Scar(s) from hernia surgery, Bowel condition, Carpal tunnel syndrome, left upper extremity, Carpal tunnel syndrome, right upper extremity, Tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25009672
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