The Veteran's PTSD, along with associated diagnoses such as bipolar disorder, dysthymic disorder, chronic mood instability, depression, and anxiety, is attributable to service. The cervical spine disorder, nasal fracture residuals, headache disorder, and gastrointestinal disorder are not attributable to service.
The deciding factor: PTSD was diagnosed during service or within the presumptive period following service, meeting the criteria for a presumed in-service onset under 38 C.F.R. § 3.303(b). The other conditions were not shown to be related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- PTSD, bipolar disorder, dysthymic disorder, chronic mood instability, depression, anxiety
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 18, 2013
- Citation
- 1332408
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board of Veterans' Appeals has granted service connection for PTSD and Mood Disorders, both presumed conditions under the PACT Act.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including bipolar disorder and PTSD. The Veteran will be asked to provide additional medical records and undergo a VA examination.
- Partly granted
The Board has not made a final determination on the claims of service connection for inguinal hernia, PTSD, joint pain, fibromyalgia, left knee disability, right knee disability, tinnitus, chronic fatigue syndrome, respiratory disability, sleep disorder, IBS, and headaches. The claims are remanded to obtain additional evidence and determine if these conditions are related to service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining in-service psychiatric treatment records and scheduling a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of any acquired psychiatric disorder.
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