The Board granted service connection for a psychiatric disorder, awarded an initial rating of 50 percent for migraines effective April 24, 2019, and granted TDIU from February 13, 2017.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms of depression began in service and continued uninterrupted ever since, as indicated by a May 2019 private psychological evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- psychiatric disorder, migraines, back disability, kidney disability, right shoulder disability, right arm disability, testicle disability, left shoulder disability, left hand disability, right leg disability, left leg disability, right hip disability, skin disability, asthma
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- January 30, 2024
- Citation
- 24004627
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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for a back disability due to a duty to assist error, specifically regarding VA's failure to provide the Veteran with a VA examination prior to the rating decision.
- Partly granted
The Veteran was granted a 70 percent initial disability rating for PTSD effective December 2, 2021, but the claim for an increased rating in excess of 70 percent was denied. The appeal also included claims for service connection and ratings for various conditions, some of which were granted while others were remanded.
- Granted
The Veteran was granted a 70 percent disability rating for unspecified trauma and stressor-related disorder with major depressive disorder, recurrent, and alcohol use disorder in early remission, as well as TDIU due to asthma and SMC at the housebound rate.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for asthma and remanded claims for insomnia and sleep apnea. Other conditions were denied.
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