The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of PTSD was granted and assigned a 70 percent rating effective October 15, 2002. The issues of service connection for seizures and blackouts, arthritis of the left great toe, and entitlement to higher initial evaluations for PTSD prior to May 24, 2000 are pending.
The deciding factor: The veteran's PTSD was found to be manifested by total occupational and social impairment beginning May 24, 2000.
- Claimed conditions
- Arthritis of the Left Great Toe, Hearing Loss, Residuals of Shell Fragment Wound to the Left Hand, Seizures and Blackouts (characterized disorder), Tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- April 21, 2004
- Citation
- 0410279
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