The Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability, including PTSD and other related conditions, is granted. The Board found that the evidence was at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran has these diagnoses based on reported in-service stressors consistent with his military service.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the Veteran's lay statements alone may establish the occurrence of a claimed in-service stressor related to fear of hostile military or terrorist activity, and found that his psychiatric symptoms are related to this stressor.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Personality Disorder, Adjustment Disorder with Mixed Emotional Features, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Dysthymic Disorder, Depression
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 30, 2010
- Citation
- 1032661
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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
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- Partly granted
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- Denied
The Board denied an initial disability rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD, finding the appellant's symptoms did not more closely approximate occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD due to an inadequate medical opinion.
- Granted
The Board granted a disability rating of 70 percent for PTSD and a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) based on the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.
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