The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and bipolar disorder, has been granted.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea has been dismissed.
The deciding factor: The evidence established a nexus between the Veteran's in-service symptoms and her current diagnoses of PTSD (due to MST) and bipolar disorder, schizoaffective type.
- Claimed conditions
- bipolar disorder, schizoaffective type, PTSD due to MST
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 16, 2020
- Citation
- 20061016
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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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- Granted
The Board has granted an earlier effective date of October 19, 2016 for a 100 percent rating for PTSD due to military sexual trauma (MST). The evidence shows the Veteran exhibited symptoms consistent with a 100 percent rating since October 19, 2016.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's psychiatric disorder, including depression, insomnia, and PTSD due to MST. The Veteran is presumed sound upon entry into active service but her claim for service connection remains pending.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for her generalized anxiety disorder, PTSD due to MST, and depressive disorder was denied as her condition did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.
- Remanded (sent back)
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