The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, PFB, and left foot disability were all granted service connection as they are related to events that occurred during his military service.
The deciding factor: The Board found the evidence sufficient to establish a link between the current disabilities and the in-service incidents or conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD, anxiety, depression, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)), Pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB), Left foot disability (enthropathy of the left foot and ankle)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 28, 2023
- Citation
- A23033714
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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.
What you can do next
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
The appeal for higher ratings and effective dates for various conditions was denied, with the exception of left and right lower extremity radiculopathy which were granted an earlier effective date.
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