Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition and a TBI, but denied the claim for PTSD as moot. The claims for service connection for a neck condition and back condition were remanded.
The deciding factor: The evidence was at least in equipoise that the Veteran's current TBI began during service, leading to its grant. Service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition was granted based on the Veteran's reported stressor event related to the death of fellow service members during a training exercise.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric condition, Traumatic brain injury (TBI), Neck condition, Back condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25106039
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