The veteran's PTSD rating has been increased to 70 percent, effective from June 1998. The case is remanded for further development of the evidence and a VA psychiatric examination.
The deciding factor: The RO must obtain all records in its possession concerning the claim for an increased rating for PTSD, including any subsequent decision that increased the rating to 70 percent.
- Claimed conditions
- post-traumatic stress disorder, post-traumatic headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- February 8, 2000
- Citation
- 0003187
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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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- Granted
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