The Board granted earlier effective dates of February 3, 1996 for the grant of service connection for PTSD, a 70 percent rating for service-connected anxiety disorder, and TDIU.,The veteran's claims were based on evidence showing an increase in psychiatric disability and his unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The veteran submitted new medical evidence that supported reopening of the claim and substantiated a need for earlier effective dates.
- Claimed conditions
- PTSD with anxiety and conversion features
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- September 10, 2008
- Citation
- 0830701
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