The Board found that the Veteran's PTSD due to military sexual trauma is not service-connected as there was no evidence of such a condition during her active duty, and she did not meet the criteria for presumptive service connection. The hypertension claim also failed to meet the required service connection criteria.
The deciding factor: There was insufficient evidence linking the current psychiatric disability (PTSD) to service or any other compensable event, disease, or injury incurred in service.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) due to Military Sexual Trauma
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 6, 2015
- Citation
- 1528825
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to the Veteran's failure to appear for a VA examination. The examiner is required to determine if any acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD related to military sexual trauma, is at least as likely as not related to service.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's headaches are at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected traumatic brain injury, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hypertension and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology.
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