The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, based on credible evidence of in-service stressors and a link between the Veteran's symptoms and his military service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the evidence was approximately balanced and resolved in favor of the Veteran, triggering the benefit-of-the-doubt doctrine.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Other specified trauma and stressor related disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 19, 2025
- Citation
- A25025202
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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