The Board has granted a higher rating of 50 percent for PTSD, but denied service connection for ED. The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 30 percent and the Board found that his symptoms more closely approximate the criteria for a 50 percent rating.
The deciding factor: The Veteran’s PTSD symptoms have been shown to cause occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity, warranting a higher rating of 50 percent.
- Claimed conditions
- Erectile Dysfunction (ED), Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- October 4, 2019
- Citation
- 19176905
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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various disabilities and denied higher ratings for several service-connected conditions.
- Partly granted
The Board granted earlier effective dates for TDIU and DEA benefits, service connection for ED as secondary to a depressive disorder, and special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a creative organ.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, as it needs a medical opinion addressing the nature and etiology of the condition prior to October 16, 2023.
- Granted
The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for regular aid and attendance due to his service-connected disabilities.
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