The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for PTSD with major depressive disorder with psychotic features and impotence was granted. The issues related to his original claim for a chronic acquired psychiatric disability were also addressed.
The deciding factor: The veteran submitted new evidence that reopened his previously denied claim, leading to the grant of service connection for PTSD with major depressive disorder with psychotic features and impotence.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) with Major Depressive Disorder with Psychotic Features and Impotence
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 31, 2008
- Citation
- 0803614
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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.
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