The Veteran's PTSD and insomnia were granted a rating of 70 percent, effective from May 21, 2015. The appeal for sarcoidosis with COPD was dismissed due to withdrawal by the Veteran, and service connection for a skin condition was also dismissed.
The deciding factor: The Veteran’s symptoms since May 21, 2015 were most closely approximated by occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, such as work, family relations, judgment, thinking, or mood, due to PTSD and insomnia.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Insomnia
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- December 12, 2019
- Citation
- 19193353
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- 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.
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