The Veteran's PTSD is granted service connection, and a separate 20 percent rating for his left knee disability based on moderate recurrent subluxation and lateral instability is granted. The issue of entitlement to TDIU has been remanded.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established due to the in-service personal assault trauma stressor corroborated by medical records and lay statements, while the separate 20 percent rating for left knee disability based on moderate recurrent subluxation and lateral instability is granted as it meets the criteria outlined in VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Left Knee Disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- October 9, 2018
- Citation
- 18141170
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What this means for you
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- Denied
The Board denied an initial disability rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD, finding the appellant's symptoms did not more closely approximate occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD due to an inadequate medical opinion.
- Granted
The Board granted a disability rating of 70 percent for PTSD and a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) based on the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, left knee disability, and right knee disability. The claims for urinary frequency disability and residuals of a cholecystectomy were denied.
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