The Veteran's claim for service connection for an eye condition secondary to his service-connected residuals, small cell carcinoma of the lung has been reopened and remanded. The Veteran also had two other issues related to PTSD and employment that were remanded.,A higher evaluation for PTSD was denied as the symptoms did not meet the criteria for a 50% or higher rating.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's eye condition claim is being remanded because new evidence has been received, but it does not provide sufficient information to determine if service connection can be established.,For PTSD, the Veteran's symptoms did not meet the criteria for a 50% or higher rating as they were more consistent with a 30% disability rating.
- Claimed conditions
- eye condition, PTSD, surgical scar of the sternum
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 8, 2019
- Citation
- 19126736
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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- Denied
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- Granted
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