The veteran's PTSD does not meet the criteria for a rating in excess of 50 percent, and an earlier effective date is not warranted. The veteran was denied service connection for residuals of a gunshot wound to the left forearm, a chronic skin disorder, and bilateral hearing loss.
The deciding factor: The veteran's symptoms do not more nearly approximate the criteria for a higher rating or an earlier effective date.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Residuals of a gunshot wound to the left forearm, Chronic skin disorder, Bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- January 15, 2009
- Citation
- 0901654
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Partly granted
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