The Veteran's PTSD is found to be service-connected as it was caused by an in-service personal assault, and there is new evidence that supports the claim.
The deciding factor: PTSD was diagnosed and linked to a verified in-service stressor (personal assault).
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder (including Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)]
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 15, 2011
- Citation
- 1134648
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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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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for both the Veteran's eye disability and his acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The Board found that there was no evidence of a nexus between these conditions and military service.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is denied as there is no evidence of a current disability that began during active service or is otherwise related to his active service.
- Granted
The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been presented to reopen the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD. The Veteran's current PTSD is related to terrorist activity during active service, and the Board finds that all elements of service connection are met.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's service connection claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically PTSD, is granted based on verified stressors during his military service.
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