The Board denied the veteran's request for an earlier effective date of March 2, 1999 for his total rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities. The decision found that there was no claim or informal claim for increase prior to March 1999 and that the PTSD diagnosis in June 1993 did not constitute a formal claim of service connection.
The deciding factor: The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for his total rating based on individual unemployability failed because there was no indication of a formal or informal claim prior to March 1999, and the June 1993 diagnosis did not constitute a claim of service connection for PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), right radial nerve neuropathy due to gunshot wound, residuals of a gunshot wound to the right upper arm, Muscle Group V
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- October 18, 2001
- Citation
- 0124888
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include unspecified depressive disorder with social anxiety disorder and PTSD, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for PTSD to be readjudicated on the merits due to new and relevant evidence.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea and an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to or caused by the Veteran's military service.
- Partly granted
The veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions were denied, except for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss disability which were granted. The veteran was also granted service connection for hypertension.
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