The Board granted service connection for PTSD effective July 21, 1986 and a total rating based on unemployability due to service-connected disabilities effective April 15, 1989. The veteran's appeal was denied in March 1988.
The deciding factor: The RO assigned an earlier effective date of July 17, 1986 for PTSD and a later effective date of April 15, 1989 for the total rating based on unemployability due to service-connected disabilities. The veteran appealed these decisions but did not file timely notices of disagreement.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Malaria, Residuals of shell fragment wounds of the left thigh, leg, ankle, and arm
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- July 12, 2000
- Citation
- 0018166
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's PTSD was granted a 70 percent rating prior to March 7, 2022, while other claims were denied.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and GAD, as well as tinnitus.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, as it needs a medical opinion addressing the nature and etiology of the condition prior to October 16, 2023.
- Granted
The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for regular aid and attendance due to his service-connected disabilities.
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