The Board denied the veteran's claims for an effective date prior to January 30, 1997 for a 100% rating for PTSD and denied his requests for increased ratings for degenerative disc disease of L4-L5 and TMJ.
The deciding factor: The RO found that there was no evidence showing the veteran's PTSD had worsened prior to January 30, 1997, which is when he first claimed an increase in disability. The effective date for a 100% rating for PTSD could not be set earlier than this date.
- Claimed conditions
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Generalized Anxiety Disorder with Depression, Agoraphobia, and Panic Attacks
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 8, 2000
- Citation
- 0032136
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- Dismissed
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