The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the veteran's claims for PTSD, but not for his right shoulder or bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome.
The deciding factor: New evidence provided by the veteran includes verified stressors related to his service in the Gulf War, which raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating his claim for PTSD. However, no new evidence has been submitted that relates to his right shoulder or bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Right Shoulder Disability, Bilateral Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 25, 2006
- Citation
- 0611797
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 70% rating for PTSD from November 25, 2015 to August 12, 2024 and a 40% rating for the right shoulder disability. It also granted 10% ratings for both feet and 20% ratings for knee patellofemoral pain syndromes.
- 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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