The Board has reopened the claim of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD and depression. The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability is found to be related to his in-service stressors, and he is granted service connection.
The deciding factor: The evidence received since the February 2004 rating decision includes additional VA treatment records and testimony from the Veteran alleging specific stressors and incidences of military sexual trauma (MST) while in service. The Board finds that this evidence raises a reasonable probability of substantiating the claim of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and depression.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disability, Low back disability
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 6, 2018
- Citation
- 1807399
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a low back disability and an increased rating for his acquired psychiatric disorder. The Board found that there was no evidence linking the current disabilities to military service.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected low back disability alone does not prevent him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal regarding attorney fees for past-due benefits awarded in a June 2021 rating decision is dismissed as moot due to the waiver of rights by R.V.C.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's request to readjudicate the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability with alcohol and drug abuse is granted. The Board has determined that new and relevant evidence sufficient to readjudicate the claim has been received, but further development is needed due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error regarding verification of reported deaths in service.
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