The Board has vacated its June 2008 decision denying service connection for depressive disorder and PTSD. The Veteran's psychiatric disability, including PTSD and depressive disorder, was not incurred in or aggravated by active service. However, the claim is granted with an initial evaluation of 10 percent for plantar fasciitis of the right foot effective from July 23, 2008.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's psychiatric disability, including PTSD and depressive disorder, was not incurred in or aggravated by active service. The evidence received after the June 2008 decision established that the Veteran had a current diagnosis of these conditions but did not provide sufficient evidence to establish their onset during service or a link between them and service.
- Claimed conditions
- depressive disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- November 12, 2009
- Citation
- 0943160
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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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