The Board found that the Veteran's PTSD is service-connected and granted her claim for service connection. The rating in excess of 20 percent for radiculopathy of each lower extremity was not appealed.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner provided a comprehensive analysis, including diagnoses and stressors, which supported the grant of service connection for PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder (including Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD))
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 16, 2017
- Citation
- 1716563
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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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- Granted
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- Denied
The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, was not shown to be related to service and the Board denied his claim.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for a nervous condition and PTSD has been reopened, and the Board has granted both claims.
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