The Veteran's PTSD is granted as service-connected. The left and right ankle disabilities are remanded for further examination, and the neck disability is also remanded.
The deciding factor: PTSD was diagnosed based on combat experiences and confirmed by medical providers. Ankle and neck disabilities were not definitively linked to service in this decision.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)","diagnosis_source":"Veteran's testimony and service record"}, {"condition_name":"Left Ankle Disability","diagnosis_source":"VA examination in July 2017, private mental health care providers' diagnosis of PTSD"}, {"condition_name":"Right Ankle Disability","diagnosis_source":"Veteran's testimony and service record"}, {"condition_name":"Neck Disability","diagnosis_source":"VA examination in February 2013, Veteran's self-reported history of neck pain after IED explosion"}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 2, 2019
- Citation
- 19175993
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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