The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD and anxiety disorder, is granted. The Board finds that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether his PTSD and anxiety disorder are related to his military service. For the initial compensable rating for residuals of malaria, a VA examination is needed due to the passage of time since the last examination.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's lay statements about the onset and continuity of his symptoms during service support a finding that his acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD and anxiety disorder, are related to his military service. For the residuals of malaria claim, additional evidence is needed as more than four years have passed since the last examination.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired Psychiatric Disability (including PTSD and Anxiety Disorder), Residuals of Malaria
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 31, 2013
- Citation
- 1343375
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- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU, as well as remanded several other issues related to his service-connected conditions.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, ischemic heart disease, tinnitus, and malaria residuals, are found to be of such nature and severity as to preclude his participation in any regular substantially gainful employment consistent with his education and occupational experience.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected PTSD and malaria do not render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment, as he has the capacity to work in a reduced role.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the schedular requirements for a TDIU rating, as they are rated at 80 percent combined. The Board found that his service-connected conditions do not render him incapable of maintaining substantially gainful employment.
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