The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was granted, and he is now entitled to this benefit. However, his claim for a compensable rating for his recurrent pilonidal cyst (scar), postoperative status, remains pending.,Additional VA treatment records must be obtained, and the Veteran should be scheduled for an examination to assess the severity of his pilonidal cyst.
The deciding factor: The March 2019 VA examination found that the Veteran's PTSD is at least as likely as not related to his service in Vietnam.
- Claimed conditions
- PTSD, recurrent pilonidal cyst (scar), postoperative status
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 19, 2019
- Citation
- 19186835
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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Partly granted
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- Denied
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- Granted
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