The Veteran's claim for PTSD and unspecified depressive disorder was granted with an effective date of November 8, 2002. The new VA treatment records received within one year of the February 2003 rating decision denying his claim were considered relevant to the Veteran’s case.
The deciding factor: New VA treatment records showing a history of PTSD and a diagnosis of depression were associated with the claims file in February 2004, which was within one year of the Veteran receiving notification of the February 2003 rating decision denying his claim for PTSD. These records are considered as having been filed in connection with the November 8, 2002, claim that was pending at the beginning of the appeal period.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Unspecified Depressive Disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- November 5, 2019
- Citation
- 19183052
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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Granted
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- Granted
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