The Veteran's claim for service connection for other specified trauma and stressor related disorder (claimed as PTSD) was reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. The Board has now granted this claim, finding that his current condition is at least as likely as not related to his active duty service.
The deciding factor: The October 2014 VA examiner's opinion places the evidence in equipoise regarding whether the Veteran’s other specified trauma and stressor related disorder is related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- other specified trauma and stressor related disorder (claimed as PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 21, 2020
- Citation
- 20068097
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the appellant's request for an extension of time to file a VA Form 20-0996, Request for Higher-Level Review (HLR) of a January 29, 2024, rating decision that granted service connection for other specified trauma and stressor related disorder with a 30 percent disability rating effective September 27, 2023. The Board found no good cause to extend the time limit to file the HLR request.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for extensions of time to file Board Appeal requests were denied, and the attempted appeals are therefore dismissed.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the case for a new examination to address the severity of the Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability, as the previous examination was found inadequate.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 30 percent, and the Board has decided to remand for a new VA examination to assess the severity of his condition.
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