The veteran's PTSD was initially rated at 70% prior to October 11, 2000 and later granted a 100% rating effective from October 11, 2000. The veteran also received a TDIU effective November 1, 2001.
The deciding factor: PTSD symptoms worsened such that the veteran was unable to work due to both PTSD and hepatitis C starting from October 11, 2000.
- Claimed conditions
- Hepatitis C, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- June 15, 2004
- Citation
- 0415236
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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
The Veteran's PTSD was granted a 70 percent rating prior to March 7, 2022, while other claims were denied.
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- Granted
The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and GAD, as well as tinnitus.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, as it needs a medical opinion addressing the nature and etiology of the condition prior to October 16, 2023.
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