The Board has reopened several service connection claims and granted them, with some issues receiving staged ratings. The effective date for the award of PTSD is set at April 9, 2007.
The deciding factor: New evidence received since previous denials supports the Veteran's claims for service connection in many cases, including due to diabetes mellitus or related conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Type II Diabetes Mellitus, Peripheral Neuropathy of the Left Lower Extremity, Peripheral Neuropathy of the Right Lower Extremity, Erectile Dysfunction, Left Shoulder Fracture, Rib Fractures, Punctured Lung, Collarbone Fracture, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Muscle Disorder, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Memory Loss, Inguinal Hernia, Vision Problems, Urinary Tract Infections, Right Great Toe Disability, Hearing Loss, Liver Disorder, Tendonitis of the Wrists and Elbows, Skin Disorder (including Dermatitis and Skin Lesion), Low Back Disability, Migraine Headaches, Gastrointestinal Disorder (including Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Gastritis, Duodenitis, and Hiatal Hernia), Arthritis of Multiple Joints Including the Spine, Disability Manifested by Linings and Pockets in the Stomach, Hypertension
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 2, 2015
- Citation
- 1528625
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are not related to his military service.
- Denied
The Board denied the claim of service connection for hypertension, finding that it did not manifest during service and is not causally related to the Veteran's exposure to herbicides or service.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, finding that there was no evidence of a nexus between his current condition and active duty service or herbicide exposure.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's erectile dysfunction is secondary to his service-connected major depressive disorder, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
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