The Veteran's TBI was granted service connection, but his claims for PTSD, alcohol abuse disorder, bilateral hearing loss, chronic adjustment disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and sleep disturbances were denied. The effective date for the grant of service connection for right shoulder impingement is set at August 6, 2017.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's TBI was found to be incurred during active duty in Iraq, while his claims for PTSD, alcohol abuse disorder, bilateral hearing loss, chronic adjustment disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and sleep disturbances were not supported by current medical evidence of a diagnosis or link to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Bilateral Hearing Loss, Alcohol Abuse Disorder, PTSD, Chronic Adjustment Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Sleep Disturbances
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 11, 2019
- Citation
- 19145085
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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder to ensure a proper examination and etiology opinion are provided.
- 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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for PTSD, generalized anxiety disorder, and somatic symptom disorder, as well as presumptive service connection for basal cell carcinoma under the PACT Act. Service connection was denied for chronic fatigue syndrome, irritable bowel syndrome, right restless leg syndrome, left restless leg syndrome, an increased rating for psychiatric disorder, bilateral hearing loss, a left forehead surgical scar, and allergic rhinitis.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, as the Veteran did not have a diagnosis of PTSD or any other psychiatric disorder during the appeal period.
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