The Board granted the reopening of previously denied claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and asthma, but remanded other claims related to a right ankle disability, right knee disability, left knee disability, and low back disability.
The deciding factor: New evidence was found that relates to unestablished facts necessary to substantiate the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and asthma.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder, to include posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and major depressive disorder, Asthma
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 26, 2024
- Citation
- 24003994
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding a causal relationship between the condition and an in-service incident of military sexual trauma (MST).
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for asbestosis, bronchitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), rhinitis, sinusitis, and asthma. The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss was also denied a compensable rating.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various disabilities and denied higher ratings for several service-connected conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the issue of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
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