The Board granted service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) based on the Veteran's in-service stressor of fear of hostile military or terrorist activity.
The deciding factor: The November 2024 VA examiner confirmed that the Veteran's reported stressor was adequate to support a diagnosis of PTSD, and his lay statements alone were sufficient to establish its occurrence in service. The evidence persuasively weighs in favor of finding that the Veteran's PTSD is related to his asserted in-service stressor.
- Claimed conditions
- posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- December 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25111010
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