The Veteran's PTSD symptoms are rated at a 70 percent rating effective June 16, 2017. Service connection for an unexplained chronic multi-symptom illness and CFS is denied. The claim to reopen the service connection for progressive joint disease (RA) is granted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's PTSD symptoms are found to meet criteria for a 70 percent rating, effective June 16, 2017. Service connection for an unexplained chronic multi-symptom illness and CFS is denied as there is no evidence of such conditions. The claim to reopen the service connection for progressive joint disease (RA) is granted due to new and material evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)"}, {"condition_name":"Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS)"}
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- October 26, 2020
- Citation
- 20069147
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.
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