Granted
The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include persistent depressive disorder with anxious distress and PTSD, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports a link between the Veteran's claimed stressors during military service and his current diagnosed psychiatric conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- persistent depressive disorder with anxious distress, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25101795
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