The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include posttraumatic stress disorder, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.
The deciding factor: The evidence is at least in approximate balance that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, is connected to his military service. Resolving any doubt in favor of the Veteran, the Board finds that service connection for his acquired psychiatric disability is warranted.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic stress disorder, Schizoaffective disorder, depressive type
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- June 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25052786
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted an effective date of May 9, 2022, for the grant of service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder with generalized anxiety disorder, other specified depressive disorder, and alcohol use disorder.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, and personality disorder, due to the need for further development of the record.
- Denied
The Board denied an increased rating higher than 70 percent for the Veteran's psychiatric disorder, finding that his symptoms did not more closely approximate total occupational and social impairment.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, generalized anxiety disorder, major depressive disorder, and alcohol use disorder, as the Veteran's claimed in-service stressors were not credible.
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