The veteran's claim for an increased rating for PTSD was granted, and the effective date of service connection for PTSD was advanced to January 31, 2003. The veteran also received a 30 percent rating for his chronic paranoid schizophrenia as of January 1, 1974.
The deciding factor: The RO found new evidence (a diagnosis of PTSD) that established the existence of service connection for PTSD and advanced its effective date to January 31, 2003. The veteran's pre-existing condition of paranoid schizophrenia was not aggravated by service and remains separately rated.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Chronic Paranoid Schizophrenia
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- August 7, 2006
- Citation
- 0623688
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What this means for you
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