Partly granted

The Board denied service connection for PTSD as due to a claimed in-service MST and remanded the issue of service connection for a lower back disorder.

The deciding factor: The Veteran's description of the claimed MST event is internally inconsistent, and even if taken at face value, does not describe an MST. There was no corroborating evidence found in the record.

Claimed conditions: Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as due to the claimed in-service military sexual trauma (MST), Lower back disorder
How they argued it: Direct service connection
Exposure basis: None
Rating assigned: None in this decision
Decision date: February 27, 2025
Citation: A25018233

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