Partly granted
The Board granted a rating of 70 percent for PTSD with major depressive disorder and alcohol use disorder, effective August 26, 2010, but denied service connection for arthritis, increased ratings for hiatal hernia, thalassemia, and other conditions.
The deciding factor: The probative evidence did not support a current diagnosis of arthritis or the severity required for higher ratings in the other claims.
- Claimed conditions
- arthritis, hiatal hernia, thalassemia, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with major depressive disorder and alcohol use disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- March 20, 2025
- Citation
- 25003852
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