The Board granted service connection for PTSD but denied service connection for a psychiatric disability other than PTSD and a skin disability.
The deciding factor: PTSD was causally related to the veteran's combat-related stressors in service, while the other conditions were not shown to be related to service or diagnosed within one year of separation from service.
- Claimed conditions
- post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), psychiatric disability other than PTSD, skin disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 30, 2008
- Citation
- 0814303
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Partly granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Partly granted
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