The Board granted an earlier effective date of August 26, 2018, for the 70 percent rating for service-connected PTSD and denied a higher rating during that period. Other claims were either denied or did not result in a compensable rating.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms approximated occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, such as work, school, family relations, judgment, thinking, or mood, which warranted a 70 percent rating under the General Rating Formula for Mental Disorders. However, there was no evidence of total occupational and social impairment to warrant a 100 percent rating.
- Claimed conditions
- PTSD, limited right knee extension, limited left knee extension, migraines, pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB), bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, phimosis and balanitis, with genitourinary cancer, dermatitis, left shoulder disability, neck with bilateral upper nerve impairment, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- June 12, 2025
- Citation
- A25051803
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)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder to ensure a proper examination and etiology opinion are provided.
- 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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for PTSD, generalized anxiety disorder, and somatic symptom disorder, as well as presumptive service connection for basal cell carcinoma under the PACT Act. Service connection was denied for chronic fatigue syndrome, irritable bowel syndrome, right restless leg syndrome, left restless leg syndrome, an increased rating for psychiatric disorder, bilateral hearing loss, a left forehead surgical scar, and allergic rhinitis.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for tinnitus to correct a duty to assist error, as the Veteran's lay statements regarding onset and continuity of symptoms were not adequately considered in the previous decision.
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