The Board has granted service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and found that the Veteran's current diagnosis of PTSD is related to an in-service sexual assault. The right knee and right wrist conditions are not addressed as they were not part of the reopened claim.
The deciding factor: The evidence established a current diagnosis of PTSD related to an in-service sexual assault, which was corroborated by lay statements and medical records.
- Claimed conditions
- posttraumatic_stress_disorder, right_knee_condition, right_wrist_condition
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 14, 2009
- Citation
- 0930652
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What this means for you
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