The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, secondary to military sexual trauma is granted. The Board also finds that the Veteran's left shoulder condition may be related to her in-service injury and grants this claim as well.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner provided conflicting opinions regarding the relationship between the Veteran’s current conditions and service, but the Board found in favor of the Veteran due to the weight given to the Veteran's lay statements and the corroboration from a VA Coordinator of PTSD-RRTP.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD), Left shoulder condition
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 4, 2019
- Citation
- 19143115
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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