The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability (including PTSD and major depressive disorder) and a right knee disability. Service connection for obstructive sleep apnea is remanded.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established based on direct evidence of the conditions in question, without any presumption or secondary theory.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disability (including PTSD and major depressive disorder), Right knee strain with arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 27, 2023
- Citation
- 23024523
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- Partly granted
The Veteran was granted a 40 percent rating for lumbosacral strain with spinal stenosis, but no higher. The claim for an increased rating for right knee strain with arthritis was denied.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for clothing allowances were denied because the evidence did not show that her knee braces or cane caused damage to her outer garments, and shoes are not considered clothing for VA purposes.,The Veteran was found to have multiple service-connected disabilities including PTSD, lumbosacral strain, bilateral hearing loss and bronchitis, right and left knee conditions, tinnitus, and radiculopathy. However, the evidence did not show that her knee braces or cane caused damage to her outer garments.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU are being remanded due to the addition of new evidence. The AOJ will review this evidence and readjudicate the claims.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's right knee strain with arthritis is rated at a separate initial 10 percent rating effective from May 21, 2014.,His claim for an initial compensable rating for right knee strain with arthritis prior to December 14, 2019, and thereafter, was denied. The case of service connection for a low back disability is remanded.
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