The RO denied service connection for a psychiatric disorder in January 1977, but granted PTSD with a 50% disability evaluation effective from May 21, 1981. The veteran's claim of CUE was not addressed.
The deciding factor: The RO found new and material evidence to reopen the PTSD claim, resulting in a grant of service connection for PTSD with a 50% disability rating effective from May 21, 1981.
- Claimed conditions
- PTSD, sociopathic personality (claimed as psychotic condition), drug abuse
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- October 19, 2001
- Citation
- 0124952
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What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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- Partly granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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