The Veteran's claim for reopening of the PTSD claim has been granted. The claims for hypertension and nephrolithiasis (kidney stones) have also been granted as secondary to service-connected diabetes mellitus. Other claims, including those related to hearing loss, erectile dysfunction, peripheral neuropathy, right knee disability, and brain lesions, are being remanded due to incomplete examinations or opinions.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence is against finding that PTSD began during active service or is otherwise related to any event, injury, or disease during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Chronic Benign Prostate Hypertrophy, Hypertension, Nephrolithiasis (Kidney Stones), Left Ear Hearing Loss, Right Knee Disability, Brain CT Abnormality (claimed as Brain Lesions), Erectile Dysfunction (ED) secondary to Diabetes Mellitus, Peripheral Neuropathy of the Upper Extremities (Ulnar and Radial Nerves) secondary to Diabetes Mellitus
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 25, 2019
- Citation
- 19157777
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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.
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- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is granted as the evidence shows a current diagnosis of PTSD, an in-service stressor, and a medical link between the two.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected knee disabilities are rated at 10% each, and the Board finds that higher ratings are not warranted based on the evidence of record.
- Denied
The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 50% since March 23, 2004. The Board found that a higher rating is not warranted prior to February 15, 2005 due to the severity of his symptoms and their impact on his social and occupational functioning.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and any acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that there was no evidence to support a link between his current mental health conditions and his military service.
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