The Veteran's claims for PTSD and major depressive disorder, as well as service connection for left testicle condition, left shoulder strain, lumbosacral strain, and chest pain have been granted. The claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) is also remanded.
The deciding factor: The evidence presented raised a reasonable possibility of substantiating the Veteran's claims related to PTSD and major depressive disorder, as well as his service connection claims for left testicle condition, left shoulder strain, lumbosacral strain, and chest pain.
- Claimed conditions
- left testicle condition, left shoulder strain, lumbosacral strain, chest pain, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), major depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- November 12, 2019
- Citation
- 19185202
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.
- Partly granted
The Veteran was granted a 70 percent initial disability rating for PTSD effective December 2, 2021, but the claim for an increased rating in excess of 70 percent was denied. The appeal also included claims for service connection and ratings for various conditions, some of which were granted while others were remanded.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for lumbosacral strain, finding that the Veteran's low back injury occurred during a period of active duty for training (ADT) and continued therefrom.
- Dismissed
The claim for an earlier effective date for service connection for major depressive disorder is dismissed as moot because the earliest effective date was granted during the pendency of this appeal.
- Granted
The Board granted an effective date of October 17, 2022, for the grant of service connection for PTSD.
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