The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, to include other specified trauma and stressor-related disorder (OSTSRD), but denied service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
The deciding factor: The evidence supports a diagnosis of OSTSRD related to the Veteran's in-service experience, while there is no credible supporting evidence that the claimed stressor event in service occurred for PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- Other specified trauma and stressor-related disorder (OSTSRD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- April 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25038450
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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