The Board granted service connection for hypertension and chronic kidney disease, as secondary to the service-connected hypertension. The Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) was dismissed due to the grant of a 100 percent schedular rating for PTSD.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports that the Veteran's hypertension is related to his exposure to herbicide agents during service, and there is at least relative equipoise as to whether it caused chronic kidney disease. Resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran, a 100 percent disability rating was granted for PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- hyperplasia of the prostate, hypertension, chronic kidney disease, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), heart disorder (congestive heart failure not granted), sleep apnea, migraine headaches, special monthly compensation
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- January 2, 2024
- Citation
- 24000055
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
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