The Veteran's petition to reopen a claim for service connection for PTSD is granted.,The appeal for service connection for right and left lower extremity burns is dismissed.,The appeals for increased evaluations of hearing loss, tinnitus, and the residuals of total right knee replacement are remanded.,The appeal for TDIU prior to January 6, 2017 is remanded.
The deciding factor: New evidence has been received that relates to an in-service stressor for PTSD and raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.,The Veteran withdrew their appeal regarding right and left lower extremity burns prior to the Board's decision.,There are potentially missing VA treatment records, private medical records from SSA, and authorized records from private providers that need to be obtained before these claims can be adjudicated.,An addendum opinion is needed to determine whether the Veteran’s acquired psychiatric disability may be related to his service-connected knee disabilities or hearing loss.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Acquired psychiatric disability, Hearing loss, Tinnitus, Right knee disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 2, 2019
- Citation
- 19175995
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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