The Board has granted service connection for PTSD, cervical spine disorder, cephalgia, tinnitus, and erectile dysfunction. The Veteran's paresthesias of the right and left sciatic nerves are rated at a minimum 20 percent.
The deciding factor: The evidence established that the Veteran experienced in-service stressors related to combat, which supported his claims for PTSD, cervical spine disorder, cephalgia, tinnitus, and erectile dysfunction. The Board found that these conditions had their onset during service and granted service connection based on direct causation.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Cervical Spine Disorder, Cephalgia (Cluster Headaches), Tinnitus, Erectile Dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- October 29, 2019
- Citation
- 19181854
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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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