The Board granted earlier effective dates for a 70 percent disability rating for PTSD and for a TDIU rating, both effective November 21, 1996. The case was remanded to obtain medical records and readjudicate the claim for an increased rating for bronchitis.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was objective medical evidence showing the veteran became 70 percent disabled due to PTSD as of November 21, 1996.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Bronchitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- February 14, 2006
- Citation
- 0604224
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.
- Denied
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- 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.
- Granted
The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for regular aid and attendance due to his service-connected disabilities.
- Partly granted
The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for regular aid and attendance of another since September 30, 2020.
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