Granted
The Veteran's petition to reopen the claim for entitlement to service connection for a psychiatric disorder is granted. The Veteran’s service-connected disabilities are remanded for further examination and rating.
The deciding factor: New evidence has been submitted that relates to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim of service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and depression.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Psychiatric Disorder (including PTSD and Depression)"}, {"condition_name":"Left Ankle Sprain"}, {"condition_name":"Left Foot Plantar Fasciitis"}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 30, 2020
- Citation
- 20007369
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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