The Veteran's service-connected other specified trauma related disorder is granted. The Board also remanded the cases for further development and examination.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected other specified trauma related disorder was found to be related to his combat service in Vietnam, resolving all doubts in favor of the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- Other specified trauma related disorder, Lumbar spondylosis with myelopathy, Morton's neuroma and/or radiculopathy of the left foot
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 13, 2023
- Citation
- 23065836
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of VA examination and insufficient evidence to verify the Veteran's reported stressors. The Veteran is seeking service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, other specified trauma related disorder, and other specified depressive disorder.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and other specified trauma related disorders, as these conditions are found to be directly related to the Veteran's active service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The claim to reopen service connection for a mental health disorder, including PTSD and other specified trauma related disorder, is granted. The case is remanded due to the need for additional evidence regarding the onset of the Veteran's mental health condition during his active duty.
- Denied
The Veteran's other specified trauma related disorder with major depressive disorder has been manifested by occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks, although generally functioning satisfactorily. The Board found that the Veteran’s symptoms did not cause the level of impairment required for a disability rating higher than 30 percent.
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