The Board granted service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and depressive disorder, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.
The deciding factor: The evidence is in equipoise as to whether the current psychiatric disability is etiologically related to combat in service, with the private examiner's opinion being more probative than the VA examiners' opinions.
- Claimed conditions
- psychiatric disorder, including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with depression
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 26, 2024
- Citation
- 24033425
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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection of a psychiatric disability to correct an error in not securing an adequate medical opinion.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for an eye disorder, hypertension, headaches, and a psychiatric disorder. The evaluation in excess of 10 percent for the skin disability was also denied.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a right knee disorder, left knee disorder, hemorrhoids, bowel problems, and psychiatric disorder as there was no evidence to support that these conditions were incurred in or caused by the Veteran's active military service.
- Granted
The Veteran's November 21, 2024 VA Form 20-0996 Request for Higher-Level Review was timely filed and the Board granted it.
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