The Board granted an effective date of February 2, 2007, for special monthly compensation based on loss of use due to the Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder.
The deciding factor: The evidence is at least in approximate balance as to whether the Veteran experienced loss of use of a creative organ due to PTSD as of February 2, 2007, and the benefit of the doubt was given to the claimant.
- Claimed conditions
- Loss of use of a creative organ
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 7, 2024
- Citation
- A24063940
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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