The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was granted. The claims of whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen a claim of entitlement to service connection for asthma, and entitlement to an increased evaluation for service-connected atopic eczema were also granted.
The deciding factor: PTSD was diagnosed based on in-service stressors related to the Veteran's fear of hostile military action during his service in Vietnam. The other claims were resolved in favor of the Veteran due to the presence of a current diagnosis and link between symptoms and an in-service stressor.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Asthma, Atopic Eczema
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 10, 2010
- Citation
- 1046307
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What this means for you
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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied an initial disability rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD, finding the appellant's symptoms did not more closely approximate occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD due to an inadequate medical opinion.
- Granted
The Board granted a disability rating of 70 percent for PTSD and a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) based on the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.
- Granted
The Board granted an effective date of February 21, 2007, for the award of service connection for PTSD and major depressive disorder with anxious distress.
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