The Veteran's PTSD is granted at a rating of 50 percent from October 9, 2014 to September 25, 2019 and at a rating of 70 percent from September 26, 2019 onwards. Service connection for memory loss is moot due to its being a symptom of PTSD. Service connection for cervical spine degenerative arthritis is granted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms more closely approximated the criteria for a 50% and 70% rating for PTSD, with the higher ratings reflecting greater severity in terms of impairment.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Cervical spine degenerative arthritis, Gastrointestinal disability, Sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- November 29, 2019
- Citation
- 19189991
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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.
What you can do next
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- 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 an effective date of February 21, 2007, for the award of service connection for PTSD and major depressive disorder with anxious distress.
- Granted
The Board granted a rating of 70 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injury (TBI), as the Veteran's symptoms most nearly approximated occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.
- 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.
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