The Board denied service connection for a bilateral eye condition and an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD, while remanding multiple other claims related to various disabilities.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran's current eye diagnosis was related to his active service or that his PTSD symptoms warranted a higher rating.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral mild cataracts, PTSD, back disability, left knee disability, right knee disability, right ankle disability, bilateral hearing loss, sinus condition, skin disability, to include porphyria cutanea, lump on neck, lump on back, left upper extremity neuropathy, to include as secondary to the service-connected PTSD, right upper extremity neuropathy, to include as secondary to the service-connected PTSD, left lower extremity neuropathy, to include as secondary to the service-connected PTSD, right lower extremity neuropathy, to include as secondary to the service-connected PTSD, stroke, to include as secondary to the service-connected PTSD and/or heart disability, kidney condition, to include as secondary to the service-connected heart disability, urinary tract infection (UTI), to include as secondary to the service-connected bladder cancer, myocardial infarction status post PCI, claimed as ischemic heart disease ('heart disability')
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 31, 2024
- Citation
- 24032481
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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder to ensure a proper examination and etiology opinion are provided.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for PTSD, generalized anxiety disorder, and somatic symptom disorder, as well as presumptive service connection for basal cell carcinoma under the PACT Act. Service connection was denied for chronic fatigue syndrome, irritable bowel syndrome, right restless leg syndrome, left restless leg syndrome, an increased rating for psychiatric disorder, bilateral hearing loss, a left forehead surgical scar, and allergic rhinitis.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew the appeals for service connection for bilateral pes planus, obstructive sleep apnea, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
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