The Board granted an initial 70 percent rating for PTSD, but denied higher ratings for the veteran's low back and cervical spine disabilities. The decision also dismissed appeals for higher ratings of TBI, right shoulder, right wrist, and lung conditions, as well as service connection for bilateral hearing loss and other radiculopathies.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's PTSD symptoms more nearly approximated occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, warranting a 70 percent rating. Higher ratings were denied due to the lack of evidence showing total occupational and social impairment or similar severe symptoms for the low back and cervical spine disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Right Shoulder Labral Tear, Right Wrist Tendonitis, Lung Disability, Low Back Disability (Spondylosis of the lumbosacral spine with lumbar spinal stenosis), Cervical Spine Disability (Degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine), Right Lower Extremity Radiculopathy, involving the sciatic nerve, Right Lower Extremity Radiculopathy, involving the femoral nerve, Left Lower Extremity Radiculopathy, involving the sciatic nerve, Left Lower Extremity Radiculopathy, involving the femoral nerve
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- October 12, 2021
- Citation
- 21062921
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD due to an inadequate medical opinion.
- Granted
The Board granted an effective date of February 21, 2007, for the award of service connection for PTSD and major depressive disorder with anxious distress.
- Granted
The Board granted a rating of 70 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injury (TBI), as the Veteran's symptoms most nearly approximated occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.
- Granted
The Board granted a disability rating of 70 percent for PTSD and a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) based on the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.
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