The Board has granted an effective date of January 27, 2000 for the award of service connection for PTSD. The veteran's claim for TDIU benefits remains pending.
The deciding factor: The earliest evidence of intent to apply for VA benefits related to PTSD was a VA treatment record dated January 27, 2000.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Diabetes Mellitus, Left Lower Extremity Peripheral Neuropathy, Right Lower Extremity Peripheral Neuropathy, Impotence
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- March 11, 2004
- Citation
- 0406452
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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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
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- Partly granted
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- Granted
The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and GAD, as well as tinnitus.
- 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.
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