The Veteran's PTSD was granted a 70% rating effective May 2, 2005. The Veteran's SMC based on aid and attendance was granted effective April 3, 2006.
The deciding factor: For the PTSD claim, the increase in disability occurred within one year prior to the date of receipt of a claim for increased compensation (May 2, 2006). For the SMC claim, the Veteran required aid and attendance as of April 3, 2006.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Urinary Urgency and Frequency, Glaucoma, Lumbar Spine Sprain, Acne/Sarcoidosis, Cervical Spine Strain, Hypothyroidism, Right Knee Degenerative Joint Disease, Left Knee Degenerative Joint Disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- December 12, 2018
- Citation
- 18157327
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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.
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- Denied
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