The Veteran's PTSD has been granted and rated at 30 percent. The issues of service connection for erectile dysfunction (secondary to a service-connected disability) and TDIU have been addressed in the REMAND portion.
The deciding factor: PTSD was found to be manifested by depression, anger, nightmares, hypervigilance, impaired sleep, social isolation, and withdrawal, with Global Assessment of Functioning scores between 50-71, indicative of mild to moderate symptomatology. The Veteran's PTSD does not meet the criteria for a higher rating as it does not demonstrate occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.
- Claimed conditions
- PTSD, low back disability (secondary to cervical spine disability)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- January 11, 2010
- Citation
- 1001673
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for PTSD, generalized anxiety disorder, and somatic symptom disorder, as well as presumptive service connection for basal cell carcinoma under the PACT Act. Service connection was denied for chronic fatigue syndrome, irritable bowel syndrome, right restless leg syndrome, left restless leg syndrome, an increased rating for psychiatric disorder, bilateral hearing loss, a left forehead surgical scar, and allergic rhinitis.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's PTSD was granted a maximum disability rating of 100 percent effective December 12, 2022. The ratings for migraines and IBS with GERD were restored from noncompensable to their previous levels.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder to ensure a proper examination and etiology opinion are provided.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, as the Veteran did not have a diagnosis of PTSD or any other psychiatric disorder during the appeal period.
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