The Veteran's appeal is partially granted with respect to service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities, but his claim for increased rating for PTSD remains pending.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran’s PTSD warranted a 70% disability rating, but not higher. The claims for peripheral neuropathy were remanded due to lack of an examination addressing their etiology.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) with Major Depressive Disorder and Alcohol/Substance Abuse, Peripheral Neuropathy of the Upper Left Extremity, Peripheral Neuropathy of the Upper Right Extremity, Peripheral Neuropathy of the Lower Left Extremity, Peripheral Neuropathy of the Lower Right Extremity
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 6, 2019
- Citation
- 19135037
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,948 · Granted: 29% (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
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.
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for GERD, peripheral neuropathy of the lower right extremity, and peripheral neuropathy of the lower left extremity.
- Partly granted
The Board denied an initial compensable rating for erectile dysfunction and denied earlier effective dates for service connection, SMC, TDIU, and DEA benefits. However, the Board granted effective dates of June 6, 2017, for the grant of service connection for peripheral neuropathy in all extremities.
- Granted
The Veteran's PTSD symptoms most nearly approximate occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity, warranting a 50 percent rating. The Board also found that the Veteran is unemployable due to his service-connected disabilities, granting TDIU.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence.,Service connection is granted for DMII, but other issues remain pending as they are remanded.
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