The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent from April 12, 2009 to May 13, 2009. The earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for PTSD was not granted as there was no clear and unmistakable error in the August 1971 rating decision.
The deciding factor: The RO found that new and material evidence had been submitted to reopen the claim but did not find any CUE in the August 1971 rating decision, which denied service connection for a nervous condition. The effective date was granted based on the Veteran's current employment status as of May 13, 2009.
- Claimed conditions
- headaches, neurological problems, traumatic brain injury (TBI), PTSD
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- December 2, 2011
- Citation
- 1144154
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board of Veterans' Appeals has granted service connection for PTSD and Mood Disorders, both presumed conditions under the PACT Act.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's headaches are at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected traumatic brain injury, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
- 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.
- Partly granted
The Board has not made a final determination on the claims of service connection for inguinal hernia, PTSD, joint pain, fibromyalgia, left knee disability, right knee disability, tinnitus, chronic fatigue syndrome, respiratory disability, sleep disorder, IBS, and headaches. The claims are remanded to obtain additional evidence and determine if these conditions are related to service.
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