The veteran's initial claim for a higher rating for post-traumatic stress disorder was denied, but he is now receiving a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to his service-connected disabilities.,The effective dates for the grants of service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder and diabetes mellitus are November 9, 1998, and January 6, 1992 respectively.
The deciding factor: The veteran's total disability rating based on individual unemployability is granted due to his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Diabetes Mellitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- March 1, 2004
- Citation
- 0405550
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What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied increased ratings for diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and a psychiatric disability due to insufficient evidence of the severity required for higher ratings.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for his diabetes mellitus, a higher rating for PTSD with alcohol use disorder, and a total disability rating due to service-connected disabilities.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for a heart disability, diabetes mellitus, and peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities, but denied service connection for multiple tooth trauma.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the case to obtain a medical opinion addressing whether the Veteran's service-connected PTSD caused or aggravated his cardiovascular diseases, which were listed as contributing causes of death.
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