The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and increased ratings for various back and cervical spine disabilities. The veteran's claims are supported by medical evidence, credible supporting evidence of the stressors, and a history of personal assaults in service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was an approximate balance of positive and negative evidence regarding whether the reported stressors actually occurred, thus resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of the veteran. The veteran's PTSD is linked to personal assaults in service.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Depression
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- November 16, 2006
- Citation
- 0635676
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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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- Dismissed
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