The Veteran's claim for PTSD and major depressive disorder was reopened, and service connection is granted.,An effective date of August 1, 2013, is assigned for the grant of service connection for a right knee disability.
The deciding factor: New evidence provided by a private practitioner established that the Veteran's current psychiatric disorders are related to in-service stressors and raises a reasonable probability of substantiating the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Psychiatric Disorder (PTSD and Major Depressive Disorder)"}, {"condition_name":"Right Knee Disability"}, {"condition_name":"Right Ankle Disability"}, {"condition_name":"Left Ankle Disability"}, {"condition_name":"Right Foot Disability"}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- April 19, 2019
- Citation
- 19130701
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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