The appeal was granted for service connection of renal cell carcinoma, chronic depression or dysthymia, and PTSD. The claims for earlier effective dates were denied.
The deciding factor: New evidence was received to support the claims for service connection for renal cell carcinoma, chronic depression or dysthymia, and PTSD; however, there is no new evidence supporting an earlier effective date for degenerative arthritis of the spine.
- Claimed conditions
- renal cell carcinoma, chronic depression or dysthymia, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), degenerative arthritis of the spine, left shoulder surgery scars, radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve affecting the left lower extremity, radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve affecting the right lower extremity, radiculopathy of the femoral nerve affecting the left lower extremity, radiculopathy of the femoral nerve affecting the right lower extremity, left shoulder disability (evaluated for radiculopathy), degenerative arthritis of the spine (evaluated for radiculopathy)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25048508
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 Veteran was granted a 70 percent initial disability rating for PTSD effective December 2, 2021, but the claim for an increased rating in excess of 70 percent was denied. The appeal also included claims for service connection and ratings for various conditions, some of which were granted while others were remanded.
- Granted
The Board granted an effective date of October 17, 2022, for the grant of service connection for PTSD.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for headaches and increased ratings for left shoulder rotator cuff tear, right shoulder rotator cuff tear, hypertension, and left and right leg restless leg syndrome. The Board denied a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew the appeal for an increased rating of his service-connected PTSD during a Board hearing, and the appeal is therefore dismissed.
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