The Board granted a 100 percent disability rating for somatic symptom disorder with predominant pain, persistent, and adjustment disorder with mixed disturbances of mood and conduct, and service connection for sinusitis. The claims for erectile dysfunction (ED) and special monthly compensation (SMC) based on loss of use of reproductive organ were remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's somatic symptom disorder with predominant pain, persistent, and adjustment disorder with mixed disturbances of mood and conduct warranted a higher rating due to symptoms such as depression, anxiety, chronic sleep impairment, mild memory loss, disturbances of motivation and mood, difficulty adapting to stressful circumstances, including work or work-like setting, all resulting in total social and occupational impairment. The service connection for sinusitis was granted based on the Veteran's service in the Southwest Theater of Operations.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension, somatic symptom disorder with predominant pain, persistent, and adjustment disorder with mixed disturbances of mood and conduct, sinusitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25046809
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.
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