The Board granted an initial 100 percent rating for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with unspecified neurocognitive disorder and unspecified sleep-wake disorder, a 30 percent rating for left maxillary sinusitis, and denied a rating in excess of 20 percent beginning February 17, 2015, for right foot pes planus.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's psychiatric disability more nearly approximated total occupational and social impairment throughout the appeal period. The left maxillary sinusitis was productive of more than six non-incapacitating episodes per year of sinusitis characterized by headaches, pain, and purulent discharge or crusting. The right foot pes planus did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with unspecified neurocognitive disorder and unspecified sleep-wake disorder, Left maxillary sinusitis, Right foot pes planus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 25, 2024
- Citation
- 24003814
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 claims for earlier effective dates and a compensable rating, as there was no evidence of an informal or formal claim prior to September 27, 2022.
- Granted
The appeal concerning the proposed reduction of rating for major depressive disorder was dismissed, and entitlement to a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability (TDIU) was granted.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including an acquired psychiatric disorder, fatigue condition, sinusitis, photophobia, and bilateral pes planus, to allow for further development of evidence.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for sinusitis and right foot pes planus as there was no current diagnosis of these conditions, and the evidence did not support a relationship to service.
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