The Veteran's claim for service connection for reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD) was reopened, and a rating of 70 percent was granted for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) from December 18, 2016, to January 1, 2018, with a 100 percent rating effective January 2, 2018.
The deciding factor: The severity of the Veteran's PTSD symptoms more closely approximated occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas from December 18, 2016, to January 1, 2018, and total occupational and social impairment as of January 2, 2018.
- Claimed conditions
- reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RDS), posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), myopia and/or astigmatism, chronic pain syndrome (CPS), eye disability causing photophobia/light sensitivity, headache disability, to include as caused or aggravated by a service-connected disability, hypertension, to include as caused or aggravated by PTSD, bruxism disability, dental condition other than bruxism, degenerative arthritis, degenerative disc disease, and spondylosis of the lumbar spine (lumbar spine disability), right lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy, left lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- November 13, 2024
- Citation
- 24032896
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.
- Granted
The Board granted an effective date of October 21, 2021, for the grant of service connection for hypertension.
- Dismissed
The appeal for a compensable rating for left ear hearing loss, service connection for right ear hearing loss, and bilateral vision condition was dismissed. Service connection for hypertension, congestive heart failure, and coronary artery disease was denied.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including prostate cancer and related disabilities, urinary incontinence, sleep apnea, hypertension, varicose veins, lumbar spine disability, hip arthritis, shoulder arthritis, ankle arthritis, knee strain, knee replacement, and hand arthritis. The only condition granted was a 10 percent rating for a fracture of the right proximal first metacarpal.
- 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.
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