Granted
The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding a causal relationship between the condition and an in-service incident of military sexual trauma (MST).
The deciding factor: The Board provided the benefit of the doubt to the Veteran based on consistent reports of MST, markers in her STRs, and a positive nexus opinion from a VA examiner.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25110799
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