The VA granted service connection for PTSD and TDIU effective October 2, 2000, based on new evidence submitted since the prior denial in December 1995.
The deciding factor: The veteran submitted new and material evidence showing a nexus between his psychiatric disability and service, which led to the grant of service connection for PTSD with secondary dysthymic disorder and anxiety component effective October 2, 2000.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Dysthymic disorder, Anxiety disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- January 2, 2003
- Citation
- 0300025
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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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