The Board granted service connection for other specified trauma or stressor related disorder and anxiety as part of that condition, based on the Veteran's in-service personal assault.
The deciding factor: The evidence supported the occurrence of the claimed in-service assault and its impact on the Veteran's mental health, leading to a diagnosis of other specified trauma or stressor related disorder with associated anxiety symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- other specified trauma or stressor related disorder, anxiety as part of other specified trauma or stressor related disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 11, 2025
- Citation
- A25022356
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
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- Remanded (sent back)
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