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Citation Nr: 1617325 Decision Date: 04/29/16 Archive Date: 05/04/16DOCKET NO. 13-24 717 ) DATE ) )On appeal from theDepartment of Veterans Affairs (VA) Regional Office in Roanoke, VirginiTHE ISSUES1. Entitlement to service connection for post-traumatic stress disorde 2. Entitlement to a temporary total rating under 38 U.S.C.A. § 4 .29 REPRESENTATIONVeteran represented by: Virginia Department of Veterans ServicesWITNESS AT HEARING ON APPEALThe VeteranATTORNEY FOR THE BOARDSuzie Gaston, CounselINTRODUCTIONThe Veteran served on active duty from July 1980 to July 1983. This matter comes before the Board of Veterans' Appeals (hereinafter BoIn May 2015, the Board remanded the case to the RO in order to afford t The issue of entitlement to a temporary total rating under the provisio FINDINGS OF FACT1. The Veteran has diagnosed PTSD. 2. The relevant and probative evidence of record is in relative equipo
 
CONCLUSION OF LAWResolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor, the criteria for a REASONS AND BASES FOR FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONI. Duty to Notify and Assist.The Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000 (VCAA) enhanced VA's duty to The record reflects that the Veteran served on active duty from July 19 The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD due to personal assReceived in August 2011 was a statement from the Veteran's sister, R. C Also submitted in support of the Veteran's claim were VA progress notes The above records also reflect that the Veteran was admitted to a hospi Of record is a mental health note, dated in June 2012, indicating that Received in February 2013 was a medical statement from a psychologist a In December 2014, the Veteran's file was referred to a VA examiner for Service connection is warranted for a disability "resulting from person Service connection for PTSD requires medical evidence establishing a diWith respect to personal assaults, 38 C.F.R. § 3.304(f) was amended in The Veteran can attest to factual matters of which he has first-hand knResolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran, the Board finds tha As to the relationship between the Veteran's PTSD and the events of her ORDERService connection for PTSD is granted. REMANDAfter examining the record, the Board concludes that further assistance The Veteran's claim for a temporary total rating under 38 C.F.R. § 4.2 Accordingly, the case is REMANDED for the following action: The RO/AMC must consider the Veteran's claim for a temporary total rati
 
The Veteran has the right to submit additional evidence and argument on This claim must be afforded expeditious treatment. The law requires t ____________________________________________M. HYLANDVeterans Law Judge, Board of Veterans' AppealsDepartment of Veterans Affairs

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