The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability other than PTSD is linked to service and grants the claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows a pre-existing cognitive disorder, but does not clearly and unmistakably demonstrate its aggravation during service. The Veteran's current diagnoses are related to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- acquired psychiatric disability other than posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 7, 2017
- Citation
- 1731626
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for a videoconference hearing and the issuance of a Statement of the Case (SOC) on several service connection claims.
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