The Veteran's right hand disability and PTSD with insomnia have been granted service connection. Effective September 29, 2023, the Veteran is assigned a 70 percent rating for his PTSD with insomnia.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's symptoms of PTSD with insomnia warranted a 70 percent rating due to occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a right hand fracture, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with insomnia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- September 29, 2023
- Citation
- 23054500
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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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for unspecified depressive disorder and PTSD with insomnia, while remanding claims for erectile dysfunction and knee conditions.
- Dismissed
The appeal for the issues of service connection for various conditions and TDIU was dismissed due to the lack of new and relevant evidence within one year of the final legacy rating decisions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to unclear information regarding whether the Veteran's symptoms are related to his service-connected right hand fracture or a separate disability. A new examination is needed to clarify this.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for a VA examination and medical nexus opinion regarding the Veteran's right hand and wrist injuries.
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