The Board has reopened the claim for PTSD due to new and material evidence. The left knee disability remains rated at 20 percent, with a separate rating of 10 percent for arthritis.
The deciding factor: New evidence submitted by the veteran established a diagnosis of PTSD and linked it to service, reopening the claim. The left knee condition is currently rated as 20 percent disabling due to pain and swelling, but also has some limitation of motion that warrants a separate rating for arthritis.
- Claimed conditions
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Degenerative Joint Disease of the Left Knee
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- May 8, 2001
- Citation
- 0112999
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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.
- Denied
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- Granted
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- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal of the denial for service connection for PTSD has been dismissed because the issue was already under review through Higher-Level Review.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected PTSD renders him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation, warranting a TDIU.
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