The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include posttraumatic stress disorder, based on the Veteran's fear of hostile military or terrorist activities during his service in Kuwait.
The deciding factor: The Board found credible evidence supporting the Veteran's claimed in-service stressor and a medical nexus between the stressor and his current diagnosis of PTSD, as required by 38 C.F.R. § 3.304(f)(3).
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Acquired Psychiatric Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- June 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25054849
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.
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