The veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was granted effective November 8, 2001.
The deciding factor: The claim was received on November 8, 2001, and the effective date is set at the day following the date of receipt of the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- skin rash, fatigue, hypertension, joint pain, memory loss, bleeding gums, night sweats, lung/respiratory problems, diarrhea, gastrointestinal problems, leishmaniasis, sleep apnea, heart problems, psychiatric problems other than PTSD (including depression and anxiety), headaches, sinusitis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- January 15, 2008
- Citation
- 0801616
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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.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's headaches are at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected traumatic brain injury, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hypertension and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus, arthritis, and memory loss. The decision found no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete development of records and will provide a supplemental statement of the case if necessary.
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