The Board granted an effective date of June 22, 2021 for the grant of service connection for PTSD to include persistent depressive disorder, with anxious distress, mild; and denied earlier effective dates for other claims.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the earliest date that it could be factually ascertained that an increase in disability had occurred, which was June 22, 2021 for PTSD to include persistent depressive disorder, with anxious distress, mild; and no earlier dates were supported by the evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to include persistent depressive disorder, with anxious distress, mild, Left hip strain, impairment, Left hip strain, limitation of flexion, Left hip strain, limitation of extension, Irritable bowel syndrome, Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), Bilateral hearing loss, Sleep apnea, to include as secondary to a service-connected disability, Low back disability, to include as secondary to a service-connected disability, Right hip disability, to include as secondary to a service-connected disability, Right knee disability, to include as secondary to a service-connected disability, Left knee disability, to include as secondary to a service-connected disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 19, 2025
- Citation
- A25025550
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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for chronic headaches, CFS, dermatosis, bilateral RLS, a lumbar spine disability, and sleep apnea but denied a compensable evaluation for allergic rhinitis.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, as there was no evidence of a current disability in the right ear and insufficient evidence to establish a nexus between the left ear hearing loss and service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matters for additional development, including obtaining private treatment records and conducting VA examinations.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter for a medical clarification regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected epilepsy has aggravated his bilateral hearing loss.
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