Granted
The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, major depressive disorder, general anxiety disorder, and panic disorder, based on the Veteran's in-service stressor event during the Gulf War.
The deciding factor: The evidence supported a current diagnosis of PTSD and a related in-service stressor event, leading to a grant of service connection for all claimed psychiatric disorders.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Major Depressive Disorder, General Anxiety Disorder, Panic Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25093436
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