Granted
The Board grants the appeal in full, granting service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.
The deciding factor: The evidence is in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is related to his service due to hazing experienced while in service.
- Claimed conditions
- post-traumatic stress disorder, major depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25092186
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