The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, and he is granted TDIU benefits. The left mandibular nerve damage case remains pending.
The deciding factor: The Veteran’s symptoms of PTSD more closely approximate the criteria for a 70 percent disability rating than a 50 percent disability rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Left mandibular nerve damage, Sleep apnea, Rheumatoid arthritis of the left hand and right hand, Rheumatoid arthritis of the left thumb and right thumb, Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- September 10, 2019
- Citation
- 19170037
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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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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied an initial disability rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD, finding the appellant's symptoms did not more closely approximate occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD due to an inadequate medical opinion.
- Granted
The Board granted a disability rating of 70 percent for PTSD and a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) based on the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for chronic headaches, CFS, dermatosis, bilateral RLS, a lumbar spine disability, and sleep apnea but denied a compensable evaluation for allergic rhinitis.
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