The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and anxiety, effective January 26, 2011. The appellant's claim was reopened based on new evidence submitted in April 2006.
The deciding factor: New evidence from a private physician provided a positive nexus opinion within one year of the rating decision.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD, anxiety, other specified trauma and stressor related disorder with mild recurrent MDD)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- January 7, 2026
- Citation
- A26001713
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