The veteran's claim for a permanent and total disability rating for pension purposes was granted effective June 8, 2000.
The deciding factor: The RO found that the veteran met the criteria for a permanent and total disability rating based on his verified service-connected conditions as well as other disabilities he had been diagnosed with.
- Claimed conditions
- nervous breakdown, presbyopia, anxiety and panic disorders, osteoarthritis of the lumbosacral spine and knees, pulmonary infiltrate, a hiatal hernia, questionable hematuria
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- February 12, 2002
- Citation
- 0201432
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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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a left eye disorder, including amblyopia and other conditions, as there was no evidence of aggravation beyond their natural progression during the Veteran's periods of active duty.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board denied service connection for a vision disability, to include hyperopia and presbyopia, and remanded several other claims including those for kidney, hypertension, sleep apnea, diabetes mellitus, lower extremity neuropathy, hip, knee, heart, neck, upper extremity radiculopathy, and TDIU.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for right knee degenerative arthritis and remanded the claim for presbyopia due to insufficient evidence.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for nervous breakdown and an acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as depression with suicidal thoughts) due to a violation of claims processing rules.
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