The Veteran's service connection claims for right wrist strain and right ankle strain have been granted. The claim for PTSD with anxiety disorder and depressive disorders has also been granted, but the Veteran is seeking a higher initial rating of 100 percent. The claim for lumbar strain remains denied. Other issues such as evaluations for other conditions like degenerative joint disease, tendonitis, and patellofemoral pain syndrome have all been granted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's PTSD with anxiety disorder and depressive disorders meet the criteria for a 70 percent rating due to occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas such as work, school, family relations, judgment, or mood. The other conditions were found to be service connected based on direct evidence of injury or disease.
- Claimed conditions
- Right wrist strain, Right ankle strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- December 23, 2014
- Citation
- 1456225
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for cervical spine strain, right wrist sprain, right knee strain, left knee strain, and right ankle strain. The disabilities are all deemed to have begun during the Veteran's active duty.
- Denied
The Board has denied service connection for a cervical spine disability, right ankle strain, and mild right foot retrocalcaneal spur as there is no evidence of an in-service injury or disease that could be linked to the current disabilities.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for right ankle strain and remanded the issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability.
- Denied
The Veteran's primary, open-angle glaucoma and right wrist strain were evaluated. The rating for the glaucoma was denied as it did not meet the criteria for a higher rating based on incapacitating episodes or visual impairment. The rating for the right wrist strain was also denied.
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