The Board has granted service connection for septal deviation and denied service connection for breathing disorder. The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, which reflects the severity of his symptoms.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran's septal deviation is directly related to his in-service injury during combat, while there is no current diagnosis or recent history of a breathing disorder. His PTSD meets the criteria for a 70 percent rating based on its impact on most areas of functioning.
- Claimed conditions
- septal deviation, breathing disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- December 19, 2023
- Citation
- A23036506
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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