The claim for service connection for PTSD with panic disorder was reopened based on new and material evidence, but the Board found that credible supporting evidence of the claimed in-service stressors did not exist.
The deciding factor: The veteran's reported stressor events were not corroborated by credible supporting evidence as having occurred in service.
- Claimed conditions
- PTSD with panic disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 5, 2009
- Citation
- 0904138
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Decisions by this judge: 680 · Granted: 24% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Related decisions
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- Denied
The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for PTSD with panic disorder, finding that February 6, 2019, was the earliest possible date based on the evidence of record.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeal regarding an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD with panic disorder prior to June 26, 2023, due to a lack of jurisdiction.
- Granted
The Veteran's lumbar spine disability and PTSD with panic disorder have been granted service connection, and the Veteran has also received a 70% disability rating for his PTSD. The issues of TDIU and temporary total evaluation due to surgery requiring convalescence or hospitalization are still pending.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining updated VA Form 21-8940 and scheduling the Veteran for a VA examination to determine the nature and likely etiology of his claimed headache condition. Additionally, he will be scheduled for a VA examination to evaluate the severity of his PTSD with panic disorder.
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