The Board has granted an increased evaluation of 30% for the veteran's PTSD with dysthymia, effective from the date of claim.
The deciding factor: The RO re-characterized the disability as PTSD with dysthymia and increased the rating to 30 percent disabling based on the facts found in the initial decision.
- Claimed conditions
- post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), dysthymia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- September 27, 2001
- Citation
- 0123485
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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.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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