The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, a back disability, and disabilities of the hips, and granted an initial 70 percent rating for PTSD with major depressive disorder. The TDIU was also granted effective from October 29, 2010.
The deciding factor: The evidence is at least evenly balanced as to whether the Veteran's conditions are related to his active service, leading to a grant of service connection and an initial rating for PTSD with major depressive disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- PTSD with major depressive disorder, bilateral hearing loss, back disability, disabilities of the hips
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- November 12, 2024
- Citation
- 24032834
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.
- 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.
- 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).
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including bilateral hearing loss and various musculoskeletal issues, as well as an initial rating in excess of 0 percent for rhinitis. However, the Board granted a 70 percent rating for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
- Partly granted
The Veteran's tinnitus is granted, while fibromyalgia, internal or external hemorrhoids, bilateral hearing loss, and neuropathy are denied.
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