The Veteran's claim for PTSD was reopened and granted, with a grant of service connection.,Service connection for cervical and lumbar disabilities is remanded due to the need for additional records from SSA.
The deciding factor: New evidence received since the last denial supports the Veteran's claim that his PTSD is related to military service. Service connection was granted based on this new evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Cervical disability, Lumbar disability
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 5, 2020
- Citation
- 20071675
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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