The Veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 50 percent for PTSD is denied.,The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for PTSD is denied.,The Veteran's claim of CUE in a September 1989 rating decision denying entitlement to service connection for nervous condition (claimed as mental problems with flashbacks, nightmares and sleep difficulties) is denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not show the Veteran’s occupational and social impairment in most areas due to his current PTSD symptoms such as excessive anxiety, fatigue, suspiciousness, chronic sleep impairment, mild memory loss, and flattened affect.,The effective date for service connection for PTSD is set at April 12, 2004, which is the date of receipt of the claim or the date entitlement arose, whichever is later.,There was no CUE in the September 1989 rating decision as VA's duty to assist did not constitute a legal error.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Generalized Anxiety Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- December 12, 2019
- Citation
- 19193554
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