The Board granted an initial rating of 70 percent for PTSD prior to September 4, 2019, and denied a higher rating as of that date. The effective date for service connection for PTSD was also set at January 8, 2018.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms most closely approximated deficiencies in most areas, warranting a 70 percent rating but not more, due to occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity prior to September 4, 2019. The evidence did not support a higher or total rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Other specified depressive disorder, Alcohol use disorder in early partial remission, Bilateral hearing loss, Thoracolumbar spine, to include mild degenerative disc disease, Left shoulder disability, to include strain/minimal degenerative joint disease, Right shoulder disability, to include strain/minimal degenerative joint disease, Left knee disability, to include mild degenerative joint disease, Right knee disability, to include mild degenerative joint disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- January 23, 2024
- Citation
- 24003283
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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- Denied
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- Granted
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- Denied
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