The Board has decided that the Veteran's claims for service connection and TDIU are remanded to allow for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records and a medical opinion regarding the onset of PTSD during service.
The deciding factor: The September 2012 VA examination report was inadequate as it did not address several key pieces of evidence in the record, such as the Veteran's documented history of premature ventricular contractions and his post-service anxiety symptoms. The examiner also failed to reconcile her opinion regarding the onset of PTSD with the lack of corroborating evidence for the claimed personal assault(s).
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disability (claimed as PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 5, 2013
- Citation
- 1304101
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What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that a new examination is needed for the Veteran's knee and hearing loss disabilities, as well as an expanded psychiatric disability claim. The claims are being remanded to allow for these examinations.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, specifically PTSD, as there was no evidence of a current diagnosis and no in-service stressor that could be verified.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, specifically PTSD, as the evidence did not support a finding that it was related to active duty service.
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