The veteran's claim for service connection for hearing loss was not well grounded, and his PTSD rating was granted at a 10 percent level.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence linking the veteran's hearing loss to his period of active duty service. The VA found that the veteran's PTSD symptoms are manifested by depression, anxiety, irritability, sleep disturbance with nightmares, and lack of motivation, warranting a 10 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 9411.
- Claimed conditions
- hearing loss, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- February 25, 2000
- Citation
- 0004985
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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.
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