The Board has determined that the Veteran's quadriplegia is at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected PTSD, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows a reasonable degree of psychological certainty linking the Veteran’s PTSD symptoms to reckless behavior in May 1989 which resulted in his quadriplegia.
- Claimed conditions
- quadriplegia
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 3, 2019
- Citation
- 19124964
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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for quadriplegia to correct duty to assist errors, including obtaining outstanding VA treatment records and an adequate medical opinion.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that additional development is needed to determine if the veteran's quadriplegia was caused by his service-connected left ankle disability or low back disability, and whether this fall occurred due to a combination of these disabilities.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the veteran's death was not caused or contributed to by any service-connected disability, and thus denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.
- Remanded (sent back)
The veteran's appeal is about the purchase of a BioFlex Therapeutic Neuromuscular Stimulation System as part of VA outpatient care for his service-connected quadriplegia. The MC denied this request, and the case is being remanded to reconsider the issue.
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