The Veteran's claim for PTSD, depressive disorder, panic disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder has been granted. Other claims have been remanded or are pending further review.
The deciding factor: The new evidence provided reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran’s current diagnosis of PTSD under DSM-V criteria, which was previously denied due to lack of a diagnosed condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Depressive disorder, Panic disorder, Generalized anxiety disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 29, 2019
- Citation
- 19167488
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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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD due to an inadequate medical opinion.
- Granted
The Board granted an effective date of February 21, 2007, for the award of service connection for PTSD and major depressive disorder with anxious distress.
- Granted
The Board granted a rating of 70 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injury (TBI), as the Veteran's symptoms most nearly approximated occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the Veteran's claims for additional VA examinations to properly evaluate the current severity of her disabilities.
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