The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, as well as remanded a claim for further development.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms of PTSD do not meet the criteria for an initial rating in excess of 30 percent. The other conditions were found to be unrelated to his military service or not shown by the evidence to have resulted from such service.
- Claimed conditions
- PTSD, coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus type II with hypertension, bilateral hearing loss, benign chondroid hamartoma, kidney stones disability, tremors disability, peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity, peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity, peripheral neuropathy of the right upper extremity, peripheral neuropathy of the left upper extremity, right knee disability, left knee disability, bilateral plantar fasciitis disability, right little finger disability, right long finger disability, right index finger disability, right ring finger disability, right thumb disability, left little finger disability, left long finger disability, left index finger disability, left ring finger disability, left thumb disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 11, 2025
- Citation
- A25051249
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Decisions by this judge: 772 · Granted: 31% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection of bilateral hearing loss and a ruptured right ear drum was dismissed due to the death of the Veteran.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected coronary artery disease, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on the severity of his condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including a new VA examination to assess his bilateral knee and hip disabilities.
- Granted
The Board of Veterans' Appeals has granted service connection for PTSD and Mood Disorders, both presumed conditions under the PACT Act.
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