The veteran's PTSD has been rated at 100% since September 11, 1997, due to total occupational and social impairment. The RO denied service connection for low back, right hip, and right leg disorders in November 1993 but reopened the claims based on new evidence received.
The deciding factor: PTSD has been demonstrated to cause total occupational and social impairment since September 11, 1997.
- Claimed conditions
- Low back disorder, Right hip disorder, Right leg disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- March 6, 2003
- Citation
- 0303837
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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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