The Board granted an earlier effective date of November 22, 2021, for a 70 percent rating for PTSD with other specified depressive disorder and granted DEA benefits on November 22, 2020. Other claims were denied.
The deciding factor: The persuasive weight of the evidence showed that the Veteran's left ankle disability did not rise to the level contemplated by the 20 percent rating, and there was no current diagnosis for a left or right hip condition.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee strain with tibia/fibula fracture, right knee strain with bursitis, lumbosacral strain, PTSD with other specified depressive disorder, left hip condition, right hip condition, left ankle impingement
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- November 6, 2024
- Citation
- A24072276
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.
- 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.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for the veteran's claimed conditions, including right shoulder arthritis, left shoulder arthritis, right hip condition, left hip condition, low back disability, and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy, as there was no evidence of in-service injury or illness related to these conditions.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 20 percent rating for right leg sciatica with radiculopathy pain and paresthesia, but denied increased ratings for PTSD, lumbosacral strain, left wrist limitation of motion with ganglion cyst, and service connection for headaches, unspecified. Several issues were remanded.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for right foot, left elbow, left hip, left ankle, and diabetes mellitus to obtain additional medical evidence.
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