The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The claim is granted as the evidence supports a diagnosis of PTSD related to in-service sexual trauma.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner confirmed the Veteran's report of in-service sexual assault and linked her current PTSD diagnosis to that event.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired Psychiatric Disorder (including Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)], Burn Pit Exposure, Agent Orange Exposure, Camp Lejeune Exposure
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 3, 2016
- Citation
- 1642342
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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.
What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board restored the 70 percent disability rating for PTSD, finding that there was no actual improvement in the Veteran's ability to function under ordinary conditions of life and work. The claim for a higher rating for PTSD from January 1, 2024, was denied.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to June 27, 2006, for the grant of service connection for acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD) was denied as there is no evidence showing a claim for PTSD within one year of his discharge.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for scheduling a hearing before a member of the Board sitting at the RO, to include offering the Appellant the choice of an in-person Travel Board hearing or a Video Conference hearing.
- Denied
The Board found that there was no pending claim for service connection for a disability due to Agent Orange exposure at the time of the Veteran's death, and thus denied accrued benefits based on such a claim.
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