Granted
The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, based on new and relevant evidence.
The deciding factor: A link has been established by medical evidence between the Veteran's current PTSD and a claimed in-service stressor related to fear of hostile military or terrorist activity.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25093740
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