The veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 70 percent for PTSD was granted, and the effective date for service connection was set at April 7, 2003.
The deciding factor: Service connection for PTSD was reopened based on new and material evidence received after the original denial, leading to a grant of service connection with an effective date of April 7, 2003.
- Claimed conditions
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- November 1, 2006
- Citation
- 0633821
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