The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as OSTSRD, is granted service connection. The initial compensable rating for malaria and the increased rating for CAD are both granted.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran’s symptoms were related to military combat events involving fear of hostile military activity, meeting the criteria for PTSD under 38 C.F.R. § 3.304(f)(3).
- Claimed conditions
- an acquired psychiatric disorder (OSTSRD), malaria, CAD
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- January 21, 2020
- Citation
- 20004661
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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- Denied
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- Denied
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