The veteran's TR was granted effective May 3, 2000, due to his service-connected PTSD and other disabilities.
The deciding factor: The RO found that the veteran met the criteria for a TR on May 3, 2000, when his PTSD disability rating increased to 70 percent.
- Claimed conditions
- post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), asthma, residuals of a right knee injury, post-operative
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- January 17, 2003
- Citation
- 0301058
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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.
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