The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as unspecified trauma and stressor-related disorder, claimed as PTSD, but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's in-service stressor was related to a military sexual trauma incident, which led to the diagnosis of unspecified trauma and stressor-related disorder. The evidence supported a causal relationship between the in-service event and his current psychiatric condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder (unspecified trauma and stressor-related disorder)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- March 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25027398
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,977 · Granted: 27% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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