The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD with major depressive disorder, panic attacks, insomnia, general anxiety disorder, and alcohol use disorder, is granted effective April 27, 2010. The earlier effective date for service connection of left and right knee conditions is also granted.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran filed a claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder on April 27, 2010, had been receiving treatment for a diagnosed condition since prior to filing a claim for service connection, and his symptoms resulted in total social and occupational impairment.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Knee Condition, Right Knee Condition, Acquired Psychiatric Disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- March 9, 2023
- Citation
- 23014298
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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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- Granted
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- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for bilateral knee conditions, finding that the Veteran's current knee conditions are more likely than not related to his military service.
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