Granted
The petition to reopen the claims for left ankle disorder and acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD) is granted. The appeal is allowed to that extent only.
The deciding factor: New evidence has been received since the final rating decisions, which relates to unestablished facts necessary to substantiate the service connection claims.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"left ankle disorder"}, {"condition_name":"acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD)"}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 2, 2020
- Citation
- 20000002
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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