The Veteran's heart disability is not related to service. The Board granted a rating of 70 percent for his acquired psychiatric disorder, effective September 28, 2015. He was also granted an earlier effective date for TDIU and DEA benefits based on his service-connected psychiatric disorder.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's heart disability is not related to service due to lack of in-service event or incident and no medical evidence linking it to service. The acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and major depressive disorder, resulted in occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas throughout the appeal period.
- Claimed conditions
- Heart disability, Acquired psychiatric disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- January 2, 2019
- Citation
- 19100079
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.
What you can do next
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