The Veteran's claim for service connection for depression/anxiety and an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and depression/anxiety, has been reopened. Service connection is granted for these conditions. However, the right ankle condition was denied as not incurred during active duty.
The deciding factor: New evidence received since the last denial supports reopening of the claim for service connection for depression/anxiety and an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD and depression/anxiety). The VA examiner found a positive nexus between the Veteran's in-service experiences and his current psychiatric condition, including other specified trauma-and stressor-related disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired Psychiatric Disorder (claimed as PTSD and depression/anxiety), Right Ankle Condition
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 28, 2023
- Citation
- 23047356
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