The Veteran's ADHD, which was present before service, was aggravated by superimposed PTSD during active service, resulting in increased disability. The Board finds that the criteria for establishing entitlement to service connection for ADHD have been met.
The deciding factor: Service-connected PTSD worsened or exacerbated the problems with attention and concentration associated with the Veteran's ADHD.
- Claimed conditions
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 25, 2015
- Citation
- 1541573
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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.
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- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD, panic disorder, major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and ADHD, finding that these conditions had onset during his military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that there are duty-to-assist errors in the rating decisions and remands the claims for an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD with PDD and ADHD, TDIU and SMC, and service connection for COPD to include as secondary to latent tuberculosis.
- Granted
The Veteran's PTSD with ADHD and TBI is granted a 70% rating effective April 1, 2024. Other claims for increased ratings or service connection are denied.
- Granted
The Veteran's rating for acquired psychiatric disorders was reduced from 70 percent to 50 percent, but the Board found this reduction improper and restored his original 70 percent rating.
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