The Veteran's service connection for right radiculopathy was granted as secondary to the service-connected back disability, while an initial disability rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD was denied. Other claims were remanded.
The deciding factor: The severity, frequency, and duration of the Veteran's PTSD symptoms did not more closely approximate total occupational and social impairment, but they did meet the criteria for a 70 percent rating.
- Claimed conditions
- right radiculopathy, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), lumbosacral strain, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), type II diabetes mellitus, thyroid disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- October 25, 2024
- Citation
- A24069033
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.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and pernicious anemia, and the Board dismissed both appeals.
- 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 Board granted service connection for lumbosacral strain, finding that the Veteran's low back injury occurred during a period of active duty for training (ADT) and continued therefrom.
- Granted
The Board granted an effective date of October 17, 2022, for the grant of service connection for PTSD.
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