The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 50 percent, and the service-connected disabilities do not meet criteria for a higher rating. The Veteran's recurrent right ear perforated tympanic membrane and recurrent otitis media are rated under Diagnostic Codes 6201-6211.
The deciding factor: PTSD symptoms do not warrant a higher rating as they do not meet the criteria for occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas or total occupational and social impairment.
- Claimed conditions
- Hypertension, Sleep Apnea, Ischemic Heart Disease, Coronary Artery Disease, and Status-post Myocardial Infarction, Recurrent Right Ear Perforated Tympanic Membrane and Recurrent Otitis Media and Externa, PTSD
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 13, 2017
- Citation
- 1751824
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- Granted
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- Partly granted
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- 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.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD was granted with an initial evaluation of 50 percent, effective September 24, 2007. The appeal regarding the heart condition and sleep disorder is denied. The Veteran's hearing loss prior to August 24, 2015, warrants a 20 percent rating.
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