The Board denied all claims, finding that the PTSD is manifested by mild-to-moderate symptoms and not warranting a rating in excess of 30 percent. The CHF was not present in service or for many years afterward and is not etiologically related to service or to a service-connected disability. Sleep apnea and facial burns are not currently established as service connected.
The deciding factor: The appellant's PTSD symptoms do not warrant an increased rating, as they are manifested by mild-to-moderate symptoms with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Congestive Heart Failure (CHF), Sleep Apnea, Facial Burns
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- August 16, 2005
- Citation
- 0522286
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