The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD has been granted.,New and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim of service connection for granuloma (also claimed as sarcoidosis and skin condition).
The deciding factor: For the issues related to service connection, the decision is based on the Veteran's reported in-service stressors and medical opinions supporting a diagnosis of PTSD. For the issue related to sleep apnea, additional evidence is needed from a VA examiner to determine if it is at least as likely as not related to an in-service injury or disease. For the issues related to service connection for granuloma (also claimed as sarcoidosis and skin condition) and pseudofolliculitis barbae, additional development is required due to lack of medical opinions.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Granuloma (also claimed as sarcoidosis and skin condition), Sleep Apnea, Pseudofolliculitis Barbae
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 11, 2019
- Citation
- 19117082
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied an initial disability rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD, finding the appellant's symptoms did not more closely approximate occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD due to an inadequate medical opinion.
- Granted
The Board granted a disability rating of 70 percent for PTSD and a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) based on the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.
- Granted
The Board granted an effective date of February 21, 2007, for the award of service connection for PTSD and major depressive disorder with anxious distress.
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