The Veteran's claims for service connection of a respiratory disorder and skin rash, bilateral forearms have been dismissed.,Claims seeking an effective date earlier than May 31, 2004 for the award of service connection and the assignment of a 10 percent rating for cervical spine disability are denied as they lack legal merit. The Veteran's claim for an increased rating to 20 percent for degenerative arthritis of the cervical (cervical spine disability) is also denied.,The Veteran's PTSD symptoms prior to March 6, 2019 resulted in occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity, warranting a 50 percent rating. Beginning March 6, 2019, his PTSD symptoms caused no more than occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas such as work, school, family relations, judgment, thinking, or mood, warranting a 70 percent rating.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his claims of service connection for the respiratory disorder and skin rash during his hearing. The effective date claim is denied due to lack of legal merit. The PTSD ratings are based on the severity of symptoms and their impact on daily life.
- Claimed conditions
- Respiratory disorder, Skin rash, bilateral forearms
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 26, 2022
- Citation
- 22048682
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
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- Remanded (sent back)
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