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
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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