The veteran's disabilities, including PTSD and duodenal ulcer, rendered him unemployable prior to July 21, 1998. The RO granted a permanent and total disability rating for pension purposes effective July 21, 1998.
The deciding factor: The veteran was found permanently and totally disabled due to his service-connected conditions including PTSD and duodenal ulcer, which rendered him unemployable prior to the effective date of the award.
- Claimed conditions
- post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), duodenal ulcer, angina, residuals of abscesses of the thigh and right arm, chondromalacia of the right knee, chondromalacia of the left knee, left amblyopia, perforation of the nasal septum
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- June 27, 2002
- Citation
- 0206992
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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
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- Granted
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