The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and adjustment disorder, is granted. The RO also awarded service connection for sleep apnea with a rating of 50 percent; low back disability with a rating of 40 percent; sinusitis with a rating of 30 percent; left knee disability with a rating of 10 percent; and rhinitis with a rating of 0 percent.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and adjustment disorder, was diagnosed during his period of honorable service and is etiologically related to his combat experiences in Afghanistan. The RO granted service connection for these conditions based on direct evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired Psychiatric Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- February 21, 2019
- Citation
- 19112914
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 122 · Granted: 24% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Granted
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- Granted
The Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance due to service-connected TBI with PTSD is granted, effective September 6, 2018.
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