The Board granted a separate 10 percent evaluation for TBI with vertigo effective January 21, 2022, and denied increased ratings for PTSD with MDD and TBI with vertigo.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms did not meet the criteria for higher ratings during the relevant periods due to their severity and impact on daily functioning.
- Claimed conditions
- PTSD with MDD, TBI with vertigo
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- November 19, 2024
- Citation
- 24033164
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.
- Partly granted
The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection for tuberculosis and denied a disability rating in excess of 100 percent for PTSD with MDD, finding that the Veteran's claim was not timely appealed.
- Granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of August 27, 2020, for the 50 percent rating of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injury (TBI) with vertigo.
- Granted
The Board granted an effective date of April 10, 2018 for the award of service connection for several conditions including migraine headaches, tinnitus, nystagmus, and scars.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for right lower extremity sciatica associated with the Veteran's service-connected lumbosacral spine strain, but remanded claims for service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and sleep apnea.
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