The Board granted service connection for a gastrointestinal disability, chronic fatigue, OSA, and HTN, but dismissed the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder. The decision also granted a 70 percent rating for depressive disorder prior to April 12, 2015.
The deciding factor: The evidence submitted since the previous denials raised a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claims for service connection for gastrointestinal disability, chronic fatigue, OSA, and HTN. The appellant's endorsed symptoms of difficulty in adapting to stressful circumstances more closely approximated occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.
- Claimed conditions
- Gastrointestinal disability (GERD, diverticulitis, IBS), Chronic disability manifested by fatigue, Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), Hypertension (HTN), Acquired psychiatric disorder, to include a neuropsychological disorder, Neurological disability, Musculoskeletal disability, Hemorrhoids, Costochondritis with atypical chest pain
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- January 2, 2024
- Citation
- 24000044
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.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding a causal relationship between the condition and an in-service incident of military sexual trauma (MST).
- Denied
The appeal for higher ratings and effective dates for various conditions was denied, with the exception of left and right lower extremity radiculopathy which were granted an earlier effective date.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the issue of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an effective date of May 29, 2019 for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder but denied earlier effective dates and increased ratings for other conditions.
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