The Veteran's PTSD claim remains denied. The urethritis rating has been increased to 10% from November 2, 2009 onwards. The sinusitis with rhinitis rating was also increased to 10%, effective October 19, 2012.
The deciding factor: The case was remanded and reopened due to new evidence submitted by the Veteran, leading to a grant of service connection for PTSD. The urethritis and sinusitis ratings were both granted with 10% evaluations after the initial denial and subsequent reopening of the claims.
- Claimed conditions
- Urethritis, Sinusitis with rhinitis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- March 4, 2014
- Citation
- 1409124
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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.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for sinusitis and increased ratings of 40% but not higher for lumbosacral strain, urethritis, and depression.
- Granted
The Board has granted an increased disability rating of 60 percent for benign prostatic hypertrophy with urethritis from February 19, 2014.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions and new evidence is needed to determine if the Veteran's BPH is related to his service-connected urethritis and prostatitis.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeals of service connection for interstitial cystitis and urethritis as the Veteran withdrew his appeal prior to a decision being made.
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