The Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, was granted. The effective date of the grant is set at February 13, 2008, which is also when he filed his claim to reopen. For irritable bowel syndrome, an earlier effective date is denied as it falls within the period in which the Veteran could have appealed the January 2003 denial.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood has been medically attributed to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Adjustment Disorder with Mixed Anxiety and Depressed Mood
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 15, 2014
- Citation
- 1436566
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to a lack of rationale in the VA examiner's opinion and an inconsistency between the examination report and nexus opinion.
- Granted
The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating of 70 percent for service-connected Adjustment Disorder with Mixed Anxiety and Depressed Mood is granted. The remaining issues are remanded for further evaluation.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate opinions in the current file, and thus the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability will be reconsidered with new evidence.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, finding that his current condition is related to events during his military service.
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