The Board granted service connection for an unspecified/other trauma and stressor-related disorder, resolving all reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.
The deciding factor: The evidence was at least approximately balanced as to whether the Veteran's other trauma and stressor-related disorder is related to service, and the Board resolved all reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.
- Claimed conditions
- Other trauma and stressor-related disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- May 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25041136
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,421 · Granted: 31% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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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