The claims to reopen service connection for cold injury residuals of the right foot and PTSD/Depression have been granted. The claim for sleep disorder has not met the criteria for service connection.,New evidence supports reopening of the claims for cold injury residuals and PTSD/Depression, but does not establish a current disability or link between service and these conditions.
The deciding factor: The new evidence provided by the Veteran includes more detailed information about his right foot cold injury in service and reports of ongoing symptoms. It also provides details about his reported stressor event during service and nightmares associated with it, which could be a symptom of PTSD or Depression.,While the new evidence raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claims for cold injury residuals and PTSD/Depression, there is no current diagnosis of sleep disorder in the record.
- Claimed conditions
- cold injury residuals of the right foot, depression, PTSD
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 7, 2015
- Citation
- 1519692
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- Granted
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- Partly granted
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- 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.
- Denied
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