The Board granted an effective date of April 17, 2014, for a rating of 50 percent for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and dismissed service connection for sleep apnea.
The deciding factor: The April 17, 2014, VA treatment record was considered an informal claim for an increased disability rating under 38 C.F.R. § 3.157(b)(1), leading to the grant of a 50 percent rating effective from that date.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Sleep Apnea
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- April 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25035707
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
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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- Partly granted
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- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for headaches and right hand strain, increased the ratings for PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, dyshidrotic eczema, and hypertension, and denied service connection for Parkinsonism, pes planus/flat feet, GERD, tinea versicolor, allergic rhinitis, and tinnitus. The Board also granted a TDIU.
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