The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, was not incurred in or aggravated by service. His lumbosacral spine disability is rated at 60 percent prior to January 13, 2009.
The deciding factor: Service connection for the claimed psychiatric disorders could not be established as they were not shown to have been incurred during service and are not related to a service-connected condition. The lumbosacral spine disability is rated based on incapacitating episodes prior to January 13, 2009.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired Psychiatric Disorder (various diagnoses: depressive disorder, mood disorder, panic disorder with agoraphobia, obsessive-compulsion disorder, adjustment disorder, social phobia/anxiety disorder), Personality Disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- July 24, 2015
- Citation
- 1531579
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date and increased rating for other specified trauma-related disorder was denied. The Board found that the May 1974 denial of service connection for a personality disorder did not address a reasonable raised claim for depression, which is related to the same period.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for PTSD has been granted, and the claims for personality disorder and panic/anxiety disorder have been remanded due to new evidence.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the hearing being cancelled and a need for additional clarification of his mental health condition. A VA examination is required to determine the nature and etiology of any diagnosed conditions, including PTSD.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to a duty-to-assist error, requiring further examination and opinion regarding whether any diagnosed psychiatric disorder is related to service or superimposed upon his personality disorder.
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