The Veteran's claim for PTSD was denied, but he is granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD and a skin disorder. The decision on the PTSD issue is mixed (some issues were granted, some not), while the others are clearly denied.
The deciding factor: The most recent VA evaluations found no current diagnosis of PTSD, thus denying this claim. However, the Veteran was granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD and a skin disorder based on direct evidence from his service records.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, Skin disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 8, 2014
- Citation
- 1453894
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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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for PTSD and an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD due to inadequate VA examination opinions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD due to insufficient evidence in the record.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's eligibility for enrollment in VA's Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) due to her not requiring personal care services for a minimum of six continuous months based on an inability to perform one or more activities of daily living, a need for supervision or protection, or a need for regular or extensive instruction without which the ability to function in daily life would be seriously impaired.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, finding that it is at least as likely as not caused by his military service.
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