The Veteran's PTSD claim is denied, but her other specified trauma and stressor related disorder claim is granted. The loss of use of the creative organ (hysterectomy and right ovary removal), right ankle sprain, and skin disorder claims are remanded for further evaluation.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations did not provide a diagnosis of PTSD under DSM-V criteria, thus denying service connection for PTSD. Service connection was granted for other specified trauma and stressor related disorder based on in-service stressors and the Veteran's credible lay statements.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)"}, {"condition_name":"Other specified trauma and stressor related disorder"}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 13, 2020
- Citation
- 20066042
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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