The Veteran's service-connected PTSD is currently rated at 70 percent, which reflects the severity of his disability. The Board finds that the current rating adequately compensates for the Veteran's occupational and social impairment due to his PTSD.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's PTSD has been consistently shown to cause significant occupational and social impairment, warranting a 70 percent rating under the General Rating Formula for Mental Disorders.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Hand Tremors, Cardiac Disability (other than CAD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- May 11, 2017
- Citation
- 1716028
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What this means for you
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- Partly granted
The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for service-connected obstructive sleep apnea and granted service connection for lumbar discogenic pain with right radiculopathy, left thumb injury residuals, bilateral hand tremors, chronic rhinitis (presumptively), and chronic sinusitis.,The Veteran's lumbar discogenic pain with right radiculopathy is related to an in-service injury, event, or disease.
- Granted
The Veteran was found to be unemployable due to service-connected disabilities during the period from May 4, 2010 to August 21, 2012. The Board granted a TDIU for this period based on the severity of his PTSD and other conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral hand tremors, migraine headaches, right knee disability, and sinusitis due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further examination and opinion regarding his bilateral hand tremors. The rating for his acquired psychiatric disability remains denied.
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