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 assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 15, 2001
- Citation
- 0126387
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