Granted
The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include unspecified trauma- and stressor-related disorder, unspecified depressive disorder, and alcohol use disorder.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's reports regarding in-service stressors and the onset of his psychiatric symptoms were consistent and credible, and a private psychological evaluation concluded that it is more likely than not that these conditions are related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- unspecified trauma- and stressor-related disorder, unspecified depressive disorder, alcohol use disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 18, 2025
- Citation
- A25109519
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