The Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder is granted an initial rating of 50 percent, and some claims for service connection are denied while others are remanded.
The deciding factor: The severity, frequency, and duration of the Veteran's PTSD symptoms more closely approximate occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity. The other claims were either not supported by a current diagnosis or found to be subsumed under his already service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Alcohol Use Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Other Specified Depressive Disorder, Left Ankle Disability, Right Ankle Disability, Cervical Spine (Neck) Disability, Cephalgia, to include as secondary to neck disability, Skin Disability, to include but not limited to dermatosis and psoriasis, Pseudofolliculitis Barbae, Right Knee Disability, Chronic Sinusitis, Bilateral Hearing Loss Disability, Tinnitus, to include as secondary to hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- June 13, 2025
- Citation
- A25052208
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 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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, left knee disability, and right knee disability. The claims for urinary frequency disability and residuals of a cholecystectomy were denied.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's conditions are related to in-service noise exposure.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an effective date of May 17, 2019, for a 70 percent disability rating for PTSD but denied earlier effective dates for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.
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