Granted
The Veteran's PTSD was granted service connection effective October 22, 2012. Effective the same date, he also received a rating of 70 percent for his PTSD.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established on new evidence submitted after the initial denial of the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine with intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS)"}, {"condition_name":"Left lower extremity radiculopathy"}, {"condition_name":"Right lower extremity radiculopathy"}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- April 2, 2019
- Citation
- 19124444
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.
What you can do next
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