The veteran's PTSD is granted as incurred in wartime service. Service connection for bilateral flatfoot and secondary knee disabilities are granted, with a rating of 10% for the bilateral flatfoot.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established based on combat experience in Vietnam for PTSD, and secondary service connection was granted for bilateral flatfoot and related knee disorders due to the veteran's pre-existing foot disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Status Post-Operative Right Knee Traumatic Chondromalacia, Tibial Plateau, Lateral Shelf Symptomatic, and Reactive Synovitis, Left Knee Disorder, Not Specified
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- April 25, 2001
- Citation
- 0111939
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What this means for you
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- 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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