The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of service connection for PTSD is granted, with the earliest possible effective date being September 11, 2009.,The May 29, 2009 rating decision on DMII is revised to grant service connection as of March 13, 2009. The Veteran's appeal seeking an earlier effective date for this disability is dismissed as moot.
The deciding factor: The evidence established that the Veteran was diagnosed with PTSD in March 2009 and it was related to his active duty service.,The May 2009 rating decision incorrectly denied service connection for DMII due to a failure to apply the correct regulations, which would have resulted in a grant of service connection as of March 13, 2009.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), DMII
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- January 6, 2020
- Citation
- 20000710
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- 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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