The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD. The RO previously denied this claim in April 1995, but the veteran added claims for hepatitis, tinnitus, and scars due to an injury to his right eye. The Board finds that the veteran's PTSD is related to a verified stressful event during service, which was not addressed by the RO in its previous decision.
The deciding factor: The USACRUR provided information confirming rocket attacks during May and June 1970, which were reported by the veteran as stressors for his PTSD. This evidence supports reopening of the claim for service connection for PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Hepatitis, Tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 15, 2001
- Citation
- 0126387
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are not related to his military service.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher rating for PTSD and dismissed his appeals regarding increased ratings for tinnitus and a right hand disability due to lack of timely filing of Notice of Disagreement.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including GAD, MDD, bruxism, migraines/headaches, tinnitus, hip pain, iliotibial band syndrome, and leg stress fractures. The evidence does not support current diagnoses of these conditions during the appeal period.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to December 27, 2019 for the grant of service connection for PTSD was denied as there is no earlier claim document in the claims file and the Veteran did not timely perfect an appeal.
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