The Board's decision to deny service connection for any acquired psychiatric condition, including PTSD, was vacated due to a denial of due process because the decision was issued before the expiration of the Veteran's extension request.
The deciding factor: The decision was premature as it was issued prior to the expiration of the Veteran's granted extension request to submit additional evidence and/or argument.
- Claimed conditions
- acquired psychiatric condition, to include PTSD
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 12, 2023
- Citation
- 23055819
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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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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The appeal for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea was dismissed, while the claims for right shoulder strain, left and right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, right elbow condition, alopecia, and an acquired psychiatric condition were readjudicated. The claim for PTSD was remanded.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for additional development regarding the Veteran's claimed in-service stressors. The Veteran is seeking service connection for PTSD and other acquired psychiatric conditions.
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