The Veteran's motion to vacate the May 10, 2019 decision was granted. Service connection for an acquired psychological disorder including PTSD is granted with an effective date prior to November 7, 2014. The earlier effective date claim and compensable rating claim are both remanded.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's motion to vacate the May 10, 2019 decision was granted due to the availability of pertinent evidence not previously considered by the Board at the time of its decision.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired Psychological Disorder (including PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 22, 2019
- Citation
- 19164934
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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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