The Board has granted the veteran's claim for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder, finding that there is a link between current symptoms and verified in-service stressors. The appeal regarding nasopharyngeal cancer was dismissed as it did not involve service connection.
The deciding factor: Post-traumatic stress disorder was diagnosed based on credible supporting evidence of an inservice stressor and established medical evidence linking the current symptoms to that event.
- Claimed conditions
- post-traumatic-stress-disorder, nasopharyngeal-cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 28, 2006
- Citation
- 0636752
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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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as there was no credible supporting evidence to verify the claimed in-service stressors.
- Dismissed
The appeal for PTSD was dismissed. Service connection for dry eye syndrome, secondary to service-connected bilateral pinguecula, is granted. The claims of entitlement to a compensable disability rating for residuals of cholecystectomy, service connection for irritable bowel syndrome, hypertension, erectile dysfunction, and headaches are remanded.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD due to incomplete development and inadequate VCAA notice. The case will be returned to the RO for further action.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board is remanding the case to obtain Social Security Administration records related to the veteran's PTSD claim and to determine if a VA medical examination or opinion is necessary.
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