The Veteran's appeal for service connection and increased rating of PTSD was granted, but the appeals for other conditions were dismissed. The Veteran is now rated at 70% for PTSD as of April 24, 2019.
The deciding factor: The April 24, 2019, private psychiatric examination found that the Veteran's PTSD symptoms had increased in severity and were productive of occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas (work, school, family relations, judgment, thinking or mood).
- Claimed conditions
- ulcerative colitis, hearing loss, PTSD, hypertension, peripheral neuropathy (right upper extremity), peripheral neuropathy (left upper extremity), peripheral neuropathy (right lower extremity), peripheral neuropathy (left lower extremity)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- November 14, 2019
- Citation
- 19186011
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted an effective date of October 21, 2021, for the grant of service connection for hypertension.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder to ensure a proper examination and etiology opinion are provided.
- Dismissed
The appeal for a compensable rating for left ear hearing loss, service connection for right ear hearing loss, and bilateral vision condition was dismissed. Service connection for hypertension, congestive heart failure, and coronary artery disease was denied.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including prostate cancer and related disabilities, urinary incontinence, sleep apnea, hypertension, varicose veins, lumbar spine disability, hip arthritis, shoulder arthritis, ankle arthritis, knee strain, knee replacement, and hand arthritis. The only condition granted was a 10 percent rating for a fracture of the right proximal first metacarpal.
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