The Veteran's PTSD is related to his fear of hostile military or terrorist activity, and he was granted service connection for this condition.,The Veteran's schizophrenia has been rated at 100 percent since February 21, 2006. The earlier effective date of February 21, 2006 for the award of a 100 percent rating is also granted.,The issue of entitlement to TDIU from February 21, 2006 to February 16, 2012 is dismissed as moot due to the grant of a 100 percent disability rating for schizophrenia.
The deciding factor: Service connection for PTSD was granted based on the Veteran's consistent statements and supporting documentation regarding in-service stressors, which were related to his fear of hostile military or terrorist activity.,The earlier effective date of February 21, 2006 for the award of a 100 percent rating for schizophrenia is granted because the Veteran’s symptoms have been consistently rated at this level since he filed his initial claim in 2006.,The issue of TDIU was dismissed as moot due to the grant of a 100 percent disability rating, which satisfies the requirement for TDIU.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Schizophrenia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 24, 2020
- Citation
- 20028848
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is granted as the evidence shows a current diagnosis of PTSD, an in-service stressor, and a medical link between the two.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 50% since March 23, 2004. The Board found that a higher rating is not warranted prior to February 15, 2005 due to the severity of his symptoms and their impact on his social and occupational functioning.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and any acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that there was no evidence to support a link between his current mental health conditions and his military service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's PTSD resulted in occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity, warranting a 70% disability rating. The Veteran also met the criteria for a TDIU due to his service-connected disabilities preventing him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.
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