The Veteran's PTSD has been granted and rated at 70 percent, effective November 21, 2012. The Board also found that the Veteran's service-connected neck/shoulder disability is not related to his active duty.
The deciding factor: PTSD symptoms have resulted in occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas such as work, school, family relations, judgment, thinking, or mood.
- Claimed conditions
- left upper extremity neurological disability, neck/shoulder disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 24, 2015
- Citation
- 1541245
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
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The Veteran's cervical spine, left and right upper extremity neurological disabilities, and headaches are all granted service connection. The back disability is remanded for further review.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues of entitlement to increased ratings for a left upper extremity neurological disability and entitlement to TDIU due to insufficient evidence.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including back, neck, knee, upper and lower extremity neurological, kidney, bowel blockage, skin cancer, and hemorrhoids, due to missing records and inadequate development of evidence.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for a cervical spine disability and left upper extremity neurological disability due to insufficient evidence.
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