The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and unspecified Depressive Disorder, has been reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. Service connection is now granted.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence was submitted that supports a diagnosis of PTSD and unspecified depressive disorder related to in-service sexual assault.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Unspecified Depressive Disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 29, 2022
- Citation
- 22055484
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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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