The Veteran's claim for service connection for ischemic blood vessel disorder affecting the brain is granted. The effective date of service connection for PTSD with depression is set at March 6, 2003.,The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for PTSD with depression prior to March 6, 2003 is dismissed.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence supports the current diagnosis of ischemic blood vessel disorder affecting the brain and its relationship to service-connected sleep apnea and headache disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- Ischemic blood vessel disorder affecting the brain, Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with depression
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- April 15, 2019
- Citation
- 19128503
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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