The Veteran's appeals for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and service connection for OSA have been withdrawn. The Board has granted a 70 percent rating, but no higher, for PTSD with major depressive disorder from June 16, 2013. Service connection was established for IBS due to Gulf War service, diabetes mellitus, type II, right lower extremity and left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy secondary to diabetes mellitus, type II, and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability prior to June 6, 2016.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's PTSD with major depressive disorder manifested in occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, including work and social relationships.
- Claimed conditions
- PTSD with major depressive disorder, IBS (claimed as stomach problems), diabetes mellitus, type II, right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 14, 2020
- Citation
- 20002827
What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
The Board granted service connection for left and right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, finding that the conditions are related to Agent Orange exposure during the Veteran's service in Vietnam.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for cervical spine condition, diabetes mellitus, heart condition, lumbar spine condition, and urinary frequency and voiding condition as there was no evidence of a current diagnosis or in-service incurrence or aggravation.
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