The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, to include other specified trauma and stress related disorder, is granted under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 due to the unforeseen event of sexual harassment during a VA examination in 1992.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder was caused by an unforeseen event (sexual harassment) related to her treatment at a VA examination in 1992, which resulted in new evidence being sufficient to reopen her claim and grant compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder, to include other specified trauma and stress related disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 23, 2024
- Citation
- 24003303
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Decisions by this judge: 1,948 · Granted: 29% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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