The Veteran's low back pain and dysfunction, neck pain and dysfunction, right hip pain and dysfunction, and left hip pain and dysfunction are all granted as service-connected.,The Veteran's psychiatric disorder (posttraumatic stress disorder, major depressive disorder, other specified trauma/stressor related disorder) is also granted as service-connected.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners provided opinions supporting the Veteran's claims for service connection based on her in-service experiences and medical records.,Both a private examiner and a VA examiner diagnosed the Veteran with a psychiatric disorder and determined that it was related to her active service.
- Claimed conditions
- low back pain and dysfunction, neck pain and dysfunction, right hip pain and dysfunction, left hip pain and dysfunction, psychiatric disorder (posttraumatic stress disorder, major depressive disorder, other specified trauma/stressor related disorder)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 21, 2023
- Citation
- A23036859
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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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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for left shoulder pain and dysfunction and neck pain and dysfunction due to inadequate VA medical examination reports.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for right thigh pain and dysfunction, right hip pain and dysfunction, and right knee pain and dysfunction as they were caused by an injury incurred during a period of active duty for training (ACDUTRA).
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