The Veteran's initial claims for service connection for a left hip disability, right knee disability, and left foot disability were denied in January 2007. New evidence received since then has been found to be new and material, reopening the claims.,PTSD was rated as 50 percent disabling prior to April 14, 2015, and is now rated as 70 percent disabling after that date.
The deciding factor: The Veteran submitted additional evidence since his initial claim for service connection, which included lay statements and VA examination reports. This new evidence was found sufficient to reopen the claims.
- Claimed conditions
- right hand carpal tunnel syndrome, right thumb arthritis, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), left hand carpal tunnel syndrome, left hip disability, right knee disability, left foot disability
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 12, 2016
- Citation
- 1614808
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What this means for you
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