The Veteran's claim for a restoration of the 10 percent rating for service-connected residuals scars of the right heel from March 1, 2015 is granted. The application to reopen a claim for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is also granted. The issue of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, is remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim was reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence since the last final denial in September 2012.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder, to include posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Residuals scars of the right heel
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 9, 2019
- Citation
- 19135916
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,030 · Granted: 17% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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).
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- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to a need for additional evidence.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, due to military sexual trauma (MST) based on the evidence of record.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
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