The Board has granted the Veteran's application to reopen her claim for service connection of PTSD and has determined that she meets the criteria for service connection due to in-service sexual assault.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports a finding that the Veteran experienced military sexual trauma during her service, which is sufficient to establish service connection for PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PSTD)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 29, 2018
- Citation
- 18105723
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted a TDIU effective as of September 25, 2020, but not earlier. The Veteran's marginal income and service-connected disabilities precluded him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was initially denied in November 2023, but granted with an effective date of July 18, 2024. The Board has now determined that the correct effective date should be July 13, 2023, based on continuous pursuit and the Veteran's earlier diagnosis.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The appeals for increased disability rating and service connection have been withdrawn by the appellant.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PSTD), has been dismissed due to the Veteran's death.
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