The Board has dismissed the claims for increased ratings for Erectile Dysfunction and Hypertension, and has remanded the issues of a rating in excess of 10 percent for GERD and service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeals regarding the increased ratings for ED and HTN prior to the Board's decision. The GERD claim is remanded due to worsening symptoms, and the psychiatric disorder claim is remanded as there was insufficient evidence on whether it is related to service-connected insomnia or if it would be less severe without the service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Erectile Dysfunction (ED), Hypertension (HTN), Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Acquired Psychiatric Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 30, 2023
- Citation
- 23058558
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and any acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that there was no evidence to support a link between his current mental health conditions and his military service.
- Denied
The claims for PTSD, an acquired psychiatric disorder, memory loss/memory problems, chronic fatigue, sleep difficulties/sleep disturbances, and sleep apnea have been denied. The claim for service connection for residuals of testicular denervation and varicosectomy has been granted.
- Granted
The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is granted a 70% rating, effective July 15, 2024. The Veteran's GERD remains at a 10% rating.
- Granted
The Veteran's PTSD is granted at a 70 percent rating prior to July 29, 2024. The GERD rating remains at 30 percent disabled but no higher.
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