Granted
The Board granted service connection for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, finding a link between his current condition and an in-service occurrence involving the suicide of a close friend.
The deciding factor: The Board found sufficient evidence to support a nexus between the Veteran's current acquired psychiatric disability and the in-service occurrence, despite negative opinions from VA examiners.
- Claimed conditions
- acquired psychiatric disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25092486
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