The Board has granted the Veteran's claim to reopen his service connection for PTSD with depression due to personal assaults during service.,The Veteran is now entitled to service connection for PTSD with depression.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence was received, confirming one of the Veteran's claimed stressors related to in-service assault, which led to a grant of service connection for PTSD with depression.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder with Depression
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 15, 2015
- Citation
- 1520899
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What this means for you
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- Granted
The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability solely due to service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder with depression as of December 4, 2021.,Special monthly compensation pursuant to 38 U.S.C. § 1114(s) is granted effective from December 4, 2021.,The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the 100 percent rating for posttraumatic stress disorder with depression remains pending.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder with Depression was granted, and he is now rated at 50 percent effective April 11, 2016.
- Remanded (sent back)
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