The Board denied the veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than August 29, 1988, for a 100 percent rating for post-traumatic stress disorder, finding that it is not factually ascertainable with any certainty exactly when the disability became productive of total social and industrial impairment prior to that date.
The deciding factor: The effective date cannot be earlier than August 29, 1988, as there was no reopened claim for an increased evaluation before this date.
- Claimed conditions
- post-traumatic stress disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- August 21, 2001
- Citation
- 0121240
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the Veteran's claim for an increased rating for post-traumatic stress disorder to provide her with another opportunity to attend a new VA mental health examination.
- Granted
The Board grants the appeal in full, granting service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.
- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.
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