Granted
The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as other specified trauma and stressor related disorder, due to a conceded in-service assault.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports the existence of a current disability, an in-service personal assault, and a causal relationship between the present disability and the in-service event.
- Claimed conditions
- other specified trauma and stressor related disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25108126
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