The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD has been reopened and granted.,The Veteran's claims for bilateral shin splints and bilateral knee disability have also been reopened and granted.
The deciding factor: New evidence, including a September 2019 DBQ from a private licensed psychologist, established that the Veteran had current diagnoses of PTSD and bipolar disorder, which were related to his in-service stressors.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD and bipolar disorder), Bilateral shin splints, Bilateral knee disability
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 31, 2020
- Citation
- 20022288
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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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- Dismissed
The appeal is dismissed because the July 3, 2024, Rating Decision only proposed to combine ratings for bilateral shin splints and bilateral knee disabilities. The Veteran did not properly identify issues he was appealing.
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