The Board has granted service connection for PTSD with secondary major depressive disorder and assigned a 70 percent rating, both effective from October 24, 2000. The veteran's claim was filed informally on May 11, 2000.
The deciding factor: The evidence is in equipoise as to whether the veteran contacted the RO May 11, 2000, and indicated his intent to file a claim for service connection for PTSD. Evidence received in connection with the claim includes credible evidence of PTSD related to combat service.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Secondary Major Depressive Disorder
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- January 14, 2003
- Citation
- 0300798
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied a disability rating in excess of 50 percent prior to October 28, 2014, and in excess of 70 percent from October 28, 2014, to September 11, 2019, for the Veteran's major depressive disorder with eating disorder and PTSD.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased rating for post-traumatic stress disorder, irritable bowel syndrome, and service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran is seeking an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for PTSD with secondary major depressive disorder based on clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in a July 2017 rating decision. The AOJ failed to address the CUE contentions in the first instance, necessitating remand.
- Granted
The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including Major Depressive Disorder and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder due to Military Sexual Trauma (MST), are related to service. Service connection is granted.
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