The Veteran's appeal for an increase in his PTSD rating is denied, and he is granted a TDIU effective March 14, 2017. His PTSD symptoms are currently rated at 50 percent.
The deciding factor: The Veteran’s PTSD symptoms do not meet the criteria for a higher disability rating as they result in occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity but not total occupational and social impairment.
- Claimed conditions
- PTSD, migraine headaches, seborrheic dermatitis of the face, bilateral plantar fasciitis, ischemic heart disease, tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- October 15, 2020
- Citation
- 20067053
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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- Partly granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for tinnitus to correct a duty to assist error, as the Veteran's lay statements regarding onset and continuity of symptoms were not adequately considered in the previous decision.
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