The Veteran's claim for service connection for TBI was denied. The effective date for a 70 percent rating for PTSD is set at January 6, 2012. An earlier effective date of June 14, 2016 for the 60 percent rating for urethral stricture is not granted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's TBI claim was denied as there was no objective evidence supporting a diagnosis of TBI. The PTSD and urethral stricture claims were addressed based on their respective effective dates, with the PTSD claim being granted in May 2008 and the urethral stricture claim having its rating reduced to 10 percent in February 2010 before being increased to 60 percent in September 2016.
- Claimed conditions
- Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Urethral Stricture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- April 12, 2019
- Citation
- 19128495
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- 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 an effective date of February 21, 2007, for the award of service connection for PTSD and major depressive disorder with anxious distress.
- Granted
The Board granted a rating of 70 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injury (TBI), as the Veteran's symptoms most nearly approximated occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.
- 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.
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