The veteran's PTSD is rated at 70% due to substantial social and occupational impairment. The prostate cancer rating has been reduced from 100% to 20%, but the veteran appeals for restoration of the 100% rating. The voiding dysfunction issue remains in appellate status.
The deciding factor: The RO considered all available ratings for PTSD, resulting in a 70% rating. The prostate cancer reduction was based on current medical findings and the veteran's appeal for restoration led to a mixed decision (some issues granted, some not).
- Claimed conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Prostate Cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- January 30, 2001
- Citation
- 0102705
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What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's PTSD was granted a 70 percent rating prior to March 7, 2022, while other claims were denied.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and GAD, as well as tinnitus.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, as it needs a medical opinion addressing the nature and etiology of the condition prior to October 16, 2023.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an effective date of March 15, 2023, for a 40 percent evaluation for service-connected prostate cancer and earlier dates for the awards of service connection for anterior and posterior trunk scars.
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