An effective date of August 15, 2014, for the award of service connection for PTSD is granted. The Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, left wrist carpal tunnel syndrome, right wrist carpal tunnel syndrome, degenerative arthritis of the wrists, and bilateral knee disabilities are remanded due to the need for additional evidence.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has continuously pursued her claim by filing in succession any available review options as specified in § 3.2500(c) within one year of the issuance of the decision.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Acquired Psychiatric Disability Other Than PTSD (including Depression), Bilateral Hearing Loss, Left Wrist Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Right Wrist Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Degenerative Arthritis of the Wrist (left and right), Bilateral Knee Disability, Left Knee Disability, Right Knee Disability, Bilateral Eye Disability
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 15, 2019
- Citation
- A19002844
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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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- 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 an effective date of February 21, 2007, for the award of service connection for PTSD and major depressive disorder with anxious distress.
- Granted
The Board granted a rating of 70 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injury (TBI), as the Veteran's symptoms most nearly approximated occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.
- 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.
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