The veteran's claims for PTSD, hearing loss, and tinnitus were granted effective from December 24, 2002.,PTSD, hearing loss, and tinnitus have been awarded retroactively to the date of claim (December 24, 2002).,No specific effective date was assigned for these conditions as they are considered new claims filed after a final denial.
The deciding factor: The veteran's claims were reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence, and service connection was granted for PTSD, hearing loss, and tinnitus effective from December 24, 2002.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Hearing Loss, Tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 14, 2008
- Citation
- 0805241
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