The Board granted a 70 percent disability rating for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and denied other claims, including increased ratings for prostate cancer status post prostatectomy with urinary frequency and incontinence, hypertension, robotic prostatectomy with surgical scars, earlier effective dates for service connection, and remanded claims for service connection of migraines and GERD.
The deciding factor: The severity, frequency, and duration of the Veteran's symptoms more closely approximate occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, supporting a 70 percent rating for PTSD. Other claims were denied due to insufficient evidence meeting the criteria for increased ratings or earlier effective dates.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Residuals of Prostate Cancer, Hypertension, Robotic Prostatectomy with Surgical Scars, Migraines including migraine variants, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- March 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25019111
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