The Board granted service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder and schizoaffective disorder, both of which are found to have had their onset in service.
The deciding factor: The evidence persuasively supports a finding that the Veteran's PTSD and schizoaffective disorder had their onset in service due to verified in-service stressors.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-traumatic stress disorder, Schizoaffective disorder, Shortness of breath, to include sarcoidosis, Degenerative arthritis and degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 9, 2024
- Citation
- A24064589
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, a low back disability, residuals of a right foot injury, sinusitis, shortness of breath, allergic rhinitis, and sleep apnea as there was no evidence to support a link between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, right hand tremors, left hand tremors, gout, and chronic kidney disease to obtain outstanding VA treatment records and provide a medical examination.
- Granted
The Veteran's post-traumatic stress disorder is rated at 100 percent effective November 21, 2019, due to total occupational and social impairment.
- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.
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