The Board has granted an effective date of June 19, 2001 for the award of a 100% disability rating for PTSD. The claim for service connection for osteoarthritis of the cervical and lumbar spine was also granted.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed that the appellant's PTSD symptoms had been present since his military service and were severe enough to warrant a 100% disability rating as of June 19, 2001. The claim for osteoarthritis of the cervical and lumbar spine was granted based on new medical evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), osteoarthritis of the cervical spine, osteoarthritis of the lumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 4, 2001
- Citation
- 0124094
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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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