The appeal to reopen service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD and depression, was granted. Service connection for other specified trauma and stressor related disorder was also granted.
The deciding factor: The evidence received since the August 1999 Board denial is new, relates to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, and raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim. The Veteran's symptoms are consistent with other specified trauma and stressor related disorder due to his military experience.
- Claimed conditions
- Other specified trauma and stressor related disorder, Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 6, 2024
- Citation
- 24032733
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.
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