The veteran seeks an earlier effective date for the award of nonservice-connected disability pension benefits.,The veteran also seeks an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for PTSD. The RO has granted this claim, but not before September 19, 1997.,The veteran claims service connection for a skin disorder and peripheral neuropathy as secondary to exposure to Agent Orange (AO).,Service connection was denied for both conditions.
The deciding factor: The RO found that the veteran's claim for nonservice-connected pension benefits had been pending since March 22, 1990, and granted an effective date of March 22, 1990. The RO also granted a retroactive effective date for payment starting April 1, 1990.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Skin Disorder, Peripheral Neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 25, 2001
- Citation
- 0123336
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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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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