Granted
The Board of Veterans' Appeals granted service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) based on the Veteran's in-service experiences aboard the USS Lipan during the Vietnam Conflict.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports a link between the Veteran's current PTSD symptoms and his in-service stressor, meeting all three elements required for service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- October 22, 2025
- Citation
- A25091015
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