The veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities prior to October 8, 1991 is denied.
The deciding factor: The veteran's service-connected conditions did not meet the criteria for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability at any time between his separation from active military duty and the effective date of the schedular 100% assigned for PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Anti-social personality disorder, Adjustment disorder with PTSD and alcohol abuse
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- July 11, 2001
- Citation
- 0118182
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What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
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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