The Board has granted service connection for post traumatic stress disorder, awarded an increased initial rating of 20 percent for diffuse muscle strain of the left hip, and awarded special monthly compensation based on need for regular aid and attendance. The other issues were denied.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established for post traumatic stress disorder due to in-service hospitalization during a spinal meningitis outbreak. An increased rating of 20 percent was granted for diffuse muscle strain of the left hip, and special monthly compensation based on need for regular aid and attendance was awarded.
- Claimed conditions
- post traumatic stress disorder, fracture of the low back, dental trauma, nerve palsy of the right leg, diffuse muscle strain of the left hip, scar of the right arm, muscle strain of the low back, neurological disability of the right arm
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 5, 2001
- Citation
- 0115446
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including dental trauma, chronic respiratory failure, headaches, allergic rhinitis and sinusitis, low back disability, left ankle disability, right ankle disability, hemorrhoids, epigastric pain, thyroid disability, monoclonal paraproteinemia, and hip disabilities.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of service connection for dental trauma to correct a duty to assist error that occurred prior to the rating decision on appeal.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for service connection for MRSA and dental trauma were dismissed because the Veteran did not respond to a Board letter seeking clarification within 60 days.
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