The Veteran's anxiety disorder and PTSD have been granted a 50% disability rating effective May 14, 2019.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's anxiety disorder and PTSD produced occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity from May 14, 2019.
- Claimed conditions
- Cervical Dysplasia, Pap Smear Abnormalities
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- May 12, 2021
- Citation
- 21028933
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- Granted
The Veteran's claims for service connection for seasonal allergic rhinitis and cervical dysplasia have been granted. The Veteran is also awarded a 10% disability rating for her appendectomy scar, effective July 11, 2022.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is denied as the evidence does not support a finding that her current PTSD is related to military service.,Service connection for cervical dysplasia is also denied because there is no evidence of a current gynecological disability related to findings noted during service.
- Denied
The Board has denied the veteran's claims for increased disability ratings for cervical dysplasia, molluscum contagiosum, residuals of excision of pilar cyst from the scalp, and diabetes mellitus. The evidence did not show that any condition required continuous treatment or was so severe as to prevent control by treatment.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and providing proper notice regarding secondary service connection.
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