Granted
The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and major depressive disorder, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor based on onset during active service.
The deciding factor: The evidence weighs in favor of finding that the Veteran's current psychiatric symptomatology had its initial onset during his first period of active duty service due to participation in Contingency Operations in Lebanon in 1983, as supported by lay statements and a private psychologist’s opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Major depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25109142
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