The Board denied service connection for PTSD and denied revision of the November 2018 rating decision based on CUE. The issues related to increased ratings for various disabilities were remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's period of service from February 2, 2013 to August 1, 2017 was deemed dishonorable, which barred her eligibility for VA compensation benefits for PTSD. The RO did not commit CUE in the November 2018 rating decision as it implicitly denied TDIU based on the evidence of record.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Left lower extremity radiculopathy, Right lower extremity radiculopathy, Degenerative arthritis of the thoracolumbar spine with IVDS, Degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 29, 2024
- Citation
- A24069861
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Granted
The Board granted service connection for PTSD, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor and finding that his PTSD is related to an in-service military sexual trauma (MST) during a period of ACDUTRA.
- Partly granted
The Veteran was granted an effective date of July 31, 2012, for TDIU and October 22, 2012, for service connection of left and right lower extremity radiculopathy.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an effective date of May 17, 2019, for a 70 percent disability rating for PTSD but denied earlier effective dates for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.
- Partly granted
The Board granted readjudication of previously denied claims for service connection for PTSD and COPD, while remanding other issues including entitlement to service connection for an eye disorder, hypertension, tinnitus, a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, TDIU, and an initial rating for PTSD.
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