The Board has granted the Veteran's request to reopen his finally disallowed claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and depression. The issue of service connection for bilateral flat foot is dismissed. Other claims are remanded.
The deciding factor: New evidence received since the final denial supports a link between the Veteran's current psychiatric condition and his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral flat foot, acquired psychiatric disorder (including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 11, 2019
- Citation
- 19144643
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Decisions by this judge: 2,421 · Granted: 29% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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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.
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and bilateral flat foot due to inadequate opinions from previous VA examiners. The claims will be reconsidered with new examinations.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims of entitlement to a compensable rating for pansinusitis and service connection for bilateral flat foot are being remanded due to inadequate medical opinions in the prior decision.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for bilateral flat foot with an effective date of June 21, 2023. The Veteran's claim was continuously pursued and the appeal is granted.
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