The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and denied the other issues due to lack of evidence supporting the claimed stressors.
The deciding factor: PTSD was diagnosed based on documented personal assault in service, with supportive clinical opinions from VA clinicians.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired Psychiatric Disorder (PTSD), Fibrocystic Breast Disease, Duodenal Ulcer
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 7, 2001
- Citation
- 0103808
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and ordered the VA Regional Office (RO) to obtain additional treatment records from the Vet Center. The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as PTSD, causes occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.
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