Granted
The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include depressive disorder and PTSD, based on the Veteran's credible in-service stressor account.
The deciding factor: The evidence is at least in approximate balance as to whether the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is secondary to his military service, and the Board resolves any reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.
- Claimed conditions
- Depressive disorder, Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 1, 2025
- Citation
- A25084937
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