The Board granted service connection for a psychiatric disorder, other specified trauma and stressor-related disorder, and increased the rating for fibromyalgia to 40 percent from August 26, 2010. The claims for hearing loss and TDIU were remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's psychiatric symptoms are related to witnessing fatal car accidents during service, and his fibromyalgia symptoms are constant and refractory to therapy.
- Claimed conditions
- Psychiatric Disorder (Other Specified Trauma and Stressor-Related Disorder), Fibromyalgia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- January 6, 2023
- Citation
- 23000817
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
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