The Board has granted service connection for PTSD with depressive disorder and anxiety disorder, finding that the Veteran's current condition is causally related to his military sexual trauma in service. The issue of onychomycosis remains pending as there are no VA treatment records available.
The deciding factor: Competent medical evidence established a link between the Veteran's diagnosed PTSD and his reported military sexual trauma experienced during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder with Depressive Disorder and Anxiety Disorder, Onychomycosis
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 29, 2013
- Citation
- 1339253
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What this means for you
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- Granted
The Veteran's initial disability rating for hypertension was granted at a 10 percent level, effective April 14, 2020. The Veteran's onychomycosis of the bilateral feet and toenails remains rated as noncompensable (0 percent).
- Denied
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- Granted
The Board granted the restoration of the bilateral factor in rating the Veteran's service-connected onychomycosis, effective February 26, 2013.
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