The Board has granted the veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD), diabetes mellitus, and a presumed eye condition due to exposure to ionizing radiation. The claim for residuals of asbestos exposure is being remanded.
The deciding factor: The veteran served in Vietnam and presented credible evidence of combat stressors leading to PTSD. His diabetes mellitus is presumed to have been incurred during service. An eye condition, presumed due to ionizing radiation exposure, was also granted service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired Psychiatric Disorder (PTSD), Diabetes Mellitus, Eye Condition due to Exposure to Ionizing Radiation
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 21, 2006
- Citation
- 0608062
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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied increased ratings for diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and a psychiatric disability due to insufficient evidence of the severity required for higher ratings.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for his diabetes mellitus, a higher rating for PTSD with alcohol use disorder, and a total disability rating due to service-connected disabilities.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for a heart disability, diabetes mellitus, and peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities, but denied service connection for multiple tooth trauma.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the case to obtain a medical opinion addressing whether the Veteran's service-connected PTSD caused or aggravated his cardiovascular diseases, which were listed as contributing causes of death.
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