The veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a back injury has been reopened. The rating for PTSD from July 27, 1995 to February 21, 1998 was increased to 70%.
The deciding factor: New evidence provided by the veteran and his family members supported reopening the claim for service connection for residuals of a back injury.
- Claimed conditions
- Back injury, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- April 26, 2000
- Citation
- 0011067
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues for further development, including obtaining additional evidence and an adequate medical opinion regarding the Veteran's character of discharge and service connection claims.
- Denied
The Board denied a disability rating in excess of 50 percent prior to October 28, 2014, and in excess of 70 percent from October 28, 2014, to September 11, 2019, for the Veteran's major depressive disorder with eating disorder and PTSD.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, claimed as depression and a right knee condition. The claims for left knee condition, back injury, hypertension, headaches, sleep apnea, and surgical complications of pregnancy were remanded.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased rating for post-traumatic stress disorder, irritable bowel syndrome, and service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome.
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