The Board has reopened the claim for service connection of a low back disability. The veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 70 percent disabling, but the Board denied an increased rating and did not address the issue of whether there was clear and unmistakable error in previous decisions.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not meet the criteria for a higher rating as the symptoms do not consistently demonstrate total social and occupational impairment.
- Claimed conditions
- Low back disability, Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- March 9, 2006
- Citation
- 0606800
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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