Granted
The Board grants service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, which is related to the Veteran's in-service sexual assault.
The deciding factor: Service connection is warranted based on credible evidence of an in-service stressor and a current diagnosis of PTSD that is linked to the in-service event.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 12, 2025
- Citation
- A25097848
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