Denied
The Board denied an initial disability rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD and remanded the claim for service connection for residuals of a perforated tympanic membrane of the left ear, to include tinnitus.
The deciding factor: The severity, frequency, and duration of the Veteran's PTSD symptoms did not more closely approximate occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas. The evidence was insufficient to establish service connection for the claimed condition due to an inadequate VA medical opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Residuals of a Perforated Tympanic Membrane of the Left Ear, to include Tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25011796
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