The Veteran's claim for service connection for left eye aphakia is granted. From June 26, 2008 to January 7, 2010, the Veteran's PTSD symptoms are rated at 70 percent and from January 7, 2010, his PTSD symptoms are rated at 100 percent.
The deciding factor: The Veteran had a diagnosis of left eye aphakia incurred during active service. From June 26, 2008 to January 7, 2010, the severity, frequency, and duration of the Veteran’s PTSD symptoms most closely approximated occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas. From January 7, 2010, his PTSD manifested as total occupational and social impairment.
- Claimed conditions
- left eye aphakia, PTSD, degenerative arthritis of the thoracolumbar spine, hypertension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- November 19, 2020
- Citation
- 20074434
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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.
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