The Board denied service connection for a menstrual disorder but granted service connection for PTSD.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran's menstrual disorder was related to her military service, while there was sufficient evidence to grant service connection for PTSD based on sexual trauma both before and during service.
- Claimed conditions
- acquired psychiatric disorder, to include posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), cannabis use disorder and alcohol use disorder, menstrual disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25097703
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,863 · 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
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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- Dismissed
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- Granted
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