The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, and arterial hypertension (hypertension), finding that the Veteran's claimed stressors are not combat-related. The claim is reopened due to new evidence received since the last final denial.
The deciding factor: The Board found that while the Veteran did not engage in combat, he has provided credible testimony regarding his in-service stressors and there is no clear and convincing evidence to contradict these claims. As such, the stressors are considered verifiable.
- Claimed conditions
- Arterial Hypertension (Hypertension), Acquired Psychiatric Disorder, to include PTSD, Major Depressive Disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 8, 2010
- Citation
- 1001284
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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.
- Granted
The Veteran was granted a disability rating of 70 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder and major depressive disorder, effective October 24, 2017. The Board also granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for a psychiatric disability, diagnosed as major depressive disorder and adjustment disorder with depressed mood, based on the Veteran's reported symptoms during and since service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability due to the need for a more comprehensive medical examination and opinion.
- Denied
The Board denied an initial disability rating in excess of 50 percent for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder prior to September 10, 2022, and in excess of 70 percent thereafter.
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