The Board has granted service connection for a gastrointestinal/esophageal disability, but denied it as secondary to PTSD. The Veteran's TDIU claim is granted based on his combined rating of 70 percent and the severity of his disabilities. A new VA examination is needed for the low back disability.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support a finding that the gastrointestinal/esophageal disability is related to service-connected PTSD, but the Veteran's TDIU claim is granted based on his combined rating and the severity of his disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- gastrointestinal/esophageal disability, mechanical low back strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- December 14, 2017
- Citation
- 1758068
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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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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for a cervical spine disability was denied. The claims for right knee disability and ratings in excess of the assigned percentages were remanded.
- Remanded (sent back)
Service connection is denied for a right ear hearing loss disability, hyperlipidemia, asthma, hypertension, major depressive disorder, left hamstring tendonitis, and mechanical low back strain.,The Veteran's claims are remanded to obtain additional VA examinations and treatment records.
- Denied
The Board finds that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment, and thus denies his claim for a TDIU.
- Granted
The Veteran's appeals for service connection for traumatic brain injury and a sleep disorder were withdrawn. The Board granted higher ratings for right and left knee disabilities, including scars.,Headaches prior to June 20, 2014 are rated at 30 percent.
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