The Veteran's PTSD symptoms have caused occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, but not total occupational and social impairment.,From July 11, 2016, the criteria for a 70 percent rating (but no higher) for PTSD are met.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's PTSD symptoms have caused significant occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, but not total occupational and social impairment.
- Claimed conditions
- left ankle osteochondritis, right ankle osteochondritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- August 20, 2019
- Citation
- 19164150
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Decisions by this judge: 1,506 · Granted: 43% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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The Board remands the issue of entitlement to a rating in excess of 10 percent for right ankle osteochondritis due to an inadequate VA examination.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the complexity of his medical history and the need for further examination to differentiate between symptoms attributable to his left ankle disability and other service-connected or non-service-connected conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to inadequate range of motion testing in previous VA examinations.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a new VA examination to assess the current extent and severity of his left ankle disability and an opinion on whether hypertension is related to service.
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