The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for PTSD. The Veteran's reported stressors are consistent with his military service in Southwest Asia, which is considered an 'imminent danger pay area.' A VA psychiatrist confirmed the diagnosis of PTSD and linked it to the Veteran's service.
The deciding factor: The new evidence includes a VA examination report signed by a VA psychiatrist that confirms the diagnosis of PTSD and links it to the Veteran's military service in Southwest Asia, which is consistent with his reported stressors and personnel records.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 20, 2011
- Citation
- 1115476
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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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