The Veteran's request to reopen claims for right knee patellofemoral syndrome, right shoulder pain, chronic headaches, head injury with facial reconstruction (now claimed as traumatic brain injury), and cervical strain were denied. The claim for CTS of the right wrist was granted.,The Veteran's requests to increase his PTSD rating and service connection for substance abuse secondary to PTSD are remanded.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish that the conditions occurred in or were caused by service, except for the positive nexus found for CTS of the right wrist. The claims for other conditions were denied as new and material evidence was not submitted.,VA medical records indicated a high risk for suicide and relapse on cocaine use, which could affect PTSD severity assessment.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"right knee patellofemoral syndrome","claimed_as":"right knee chronic pain"}, {"condition_name":"right shoulder pain","claimed_as":""}, {"condition_name":"chronic headaches","claimed_as":""}, {"condition_name":"head injury with facial reconstruction (now claimed as traumatic brain injury (TBI))","claimed_as":"traumatic brain injury"}, {"condition_name":"cervical strain","claimed_as":"neck condition with pain"}, {"condition_name":"carpal tunnel syndrome of the right wrist","claimed_as":"right wrist condition"}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 15, 2019
- Citation
- 19163408
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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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