The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD due to new and material evidence, including a January 2011 VA medical letter. The Board also found that the Veteran's symptoms are related to his military service in Vietnam, leading to a diagnosis of PTSD.
The deciding factor: A January 2011 VA medical letter established a diagnosis of PTSD based on the Veteran's reported experiences and symptoms during his service in Vietnam, which placed him in an area with frequent hostile enemy activity. The Board found this evidence sufficient to reopen the claim and grant service connection for PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired Psychiatric Disorder (including Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)]
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 20, 2012
- Citation
- 1232427
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What this means for you
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- Denied
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- Granted
The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The claim is granted as the evidence supports a diagnosis of PTSD related to in-service sexual trauma.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's petition to reopen his previously denied service connection claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The evidence provided since the last denial did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), is related to his active duty service and grants this claim.
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