The Veteran's claim for an increased rating of PTSD was denied as the severity, frequency, and duration of his symptoms did not meet the criteria for a 100% disability rating.,The earlier effective date claim for PTSD was also denied because there is no evidence that the increase in disability occurred within one year prior to the Veteran's application. The effective date for the 70% PTSD rating remains March 21, 2016.,The Veteran's claim for an increased rating of Erectile Dysfunction was denied as he did not have deformity of his penis, which is required for a compensable rating under Diagnostic Code 7599-7522.
The deciding factor: The severity, frequency, and duration of the Veteran’s PTSD symptoms were found to be consistent with a 70% disability rating rather than a 100% rating.,There is no evidence that an increase in disability occurred within one year prior to the Veteran's application for an earlier effective date for his PTSD rating. The effective date remains March 21, 2016.,The Veteran did not have deformity of his penis, which is required for a compensable rating under Diagnostic Code 7599-7522.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Erectile Dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 10, 2019
- Citation
- 19153594
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim of service connection for erectile dysfunction due to insufficient medical evidence and a need for a VA examination.
- Granted
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