Granted
The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychological disorder, finding it at least as likely as not that the condition had its onset during military service.
The deciding factor: The private medical opinion from Dr. Stefania Di Pascuale, MD, which reviewed the Veteran's entire claims file and relevant literature, was found to be more probative than the VA examiner's opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- acquired psychological disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25085049
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