Granted
The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, including unspecified trauma and stressor related disorder, unspecified depressive disorder, and poly substance abuse disorder, based on the Veteran's reported military sexual trauma.
The deciding factor: The September 2024 VA examiner linked the Veteran's mental health conditions to his in-service MST, and the Board found the Veteran's reports of the in-service stressor competent and credible evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- unspecified trauma and stressor related disorder, unspecified depressive disorder, poly substance abuse disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 12, 2025
- Citation
- A25097974
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