The Veteran's PTSD was manifested by not more than definite occupational and social impairment due to symptoms that included depressed mood, sleeplessness, and anxiety prior to June 26, 1996. The rating for PTSD has been increased to 100 percent effective in June 1996.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's PTSD did not require hospital treatment or result in industrial impairment beyond that contemplated by the rating schedule.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), diabetes mellitus, right foot diabetic lesions, left foot diabetic lesions, diabetic retinopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 4, 2010
- Citation
- 1005212
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
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- Whole decision: 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.
- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's lumbar spine arthritis is aggravated by his service-connected bilateral knee disabilities, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection on the merits are being remanded due to new evidence and development needs. The maximum disability rating for tinnitus has already been assigned.
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