The Veteran's petition to reopen a previously denied claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is granted. The Board also remanded the case due to the need for additional medical records and a VA examination.
The deciding factor: New evidence received since the last denial relates to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim, as it includes information about the Veteran's in-service stressor of being on funeral detail.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as depression and PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 12, 2021
- Citation
- 21042180
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What this means for you
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