The Board granted service connection for PTSD due to MST and an initial evaluation of 50 percent for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include as PTSD due to MST and generalized anxiety disorder.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's current diagnosis of PTSD was directly related to her MST in service, meeting the criteria for a direct service connection claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) due to Military Sexual Trauma (MST)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- November 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25095927
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 291 · Granted: 26% (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
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted earlier effective dates for the grant of a 70 percent evaluation of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) due to military sexual trauma (MST), total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU), and special monthly compensation (SMC) based on housebound status, all effective from January 22, 2019.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for PTSD due to MST and denied a rating higher than 10 percent for hypertension. The claims for service connection for cerebrovascular accident and TDIU were remanded.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for PTSD, GAD, and MDD due to MST based on a positive nexus opinion from a private medical provider.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include MDD, AUD, and PTSD due to MST for a new VA examination and stressor verification.
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