A bit of a convoluted question: If a veteran's PTSD was not initially caused by combat, but rather, for example, decades of mental and emotional abuse beginning in childhood, and that veteran also lived with Autism Spectrum Disorder, and the stresses of military service made this PTSD much worse, would that veteran be able to claim his PTSD as secondarily Service Connected?
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A bit of a convoluted question: If a veteran's PTSD was not initially caused by combat, but rather, for example, decades of mental and emotional abuse beginning in childhood, and that veteran also lived with Autism Spectrum Disorder, and the stresses of military service made this PTSD much worse, would that veteran be able to claim his PTSD as secondarily Service Connected?
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Well, no. The VA calls it "aggravation". If you were diagnosed with a condition prior to service, but military service worsened the symptoms, then its aggravation. Its not a secondary service conne
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