The Veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD has been reopened and granted.,Service connection is also granted for right hearing loss.
The deciding factor: The evidence established a link between the Veteran's current psychiatric symptoms and his in-service stressors, including recovering dead bodies from plane crashes. The VA treatment records consistently linked these symptoms to his service experience.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired Psychiatric Disorder (to include PTSD), Right Hearing Loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 19, 2014
- Citation
- 1451261
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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
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- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for a compensable rating for right hearing loss was dismissed because the VA Form 10182, filed by his attorney, was invalid as he had revoked representation.
- Partly granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection for essential tremors and an acquired psychiatric disorder (to include PTSD) are remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding the etiology of his conditions.
- Granted
The Veteran's right hearing loss is granted service connection. The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, erectile dysfunction, and diabetic peripheral neuropathies are not rated higher than the current assigned ratings. The Veteran's diabetic retinopathy and CAD are granted increased ratings.
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