The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's other specified trauma-and-stressor-related disorder, finding that it is causally related to his military service in Saudi Arabia.
The deciding factor: A VA examiner opined that the Veteran's current diagnosis of other specified trauma-and-stressor-related disorder was at least as likely as not related to his military service, including exposure to dead bodies and an explosion during deployment.
- Claimed conditions
- other specified trauma-and-stressor-related disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 6, 2023
- Citation
- 23021413
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What this means for you
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- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for basal cell carcinoma and a higher initial disability rating of 70 percent for other specified trauma-and-stressor-related disorder, while denying increased ratings for lumbosacral strain, right lower radiculopathy, bilateral hearing loss, chronic rhinitis, tension headaches, and mitral valve prolapse.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for other specified trauma-and-stressor-related disorder, bilateral tinnitus, and right ear hearing loss, while denying service connection for left ear hearing loss.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeals for service connection and increased ratings have been dismissed. The Board has also remanded the issues of rating in excess of 10 percent for intervertebral disc syndrome of the lumbosacral spine, right lower extremity radiculopathy, and left lower extremity radiculopathy.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including adjustment-like disorder, other specified trauma-and-stressor-related disorder, and PTSD, finding that there is no current evidence of such disorders under DSM-5 criteria. The preponderance of the evidence did not support the diagnosis provided by Dr. van Pelt in February 2020.
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