The Board has granted service connection for a psychiatric disorder (PTSD and depressive disorder), but denied service connection for Type I diabetes mellitus, peripheral neuropathy of the upper extremities, and peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's PTSD and depressive disorder are at least as likely as not related to her MST experience during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Type I diabetes mellitus, Peripheral neuropathy of the upper extremities, Peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities, Psychiatric disorder (PTSD and depressive disorder)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 21, 2019
- Citation
- 19187414
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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus type 2 due to herbicide exposure and peripheral neuropathy of the upper extremities secondary to the service-connected diabetes, but remanded the claim for cause of death.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. � 1511 for residuals of AIP and type I diabetes mellitus, finding that VA treatment did not cause these conditions.
- Dismissed
The appeal for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is dismissed as moot because the Veteran is already receiving TDIU effective January 9, 2017.
- Partly granted
The appeal for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was denied, while the appeals for diabetes mellitus, type II, and peripheral neuropathy of both upper and lower extremities were remanded.
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