The Board granted service connection for urinary incontinence and restored a total disability rating based on individual unemployability, while denying several other claims.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the evidence showing that the Veteran's PTSD did not meet the criteria for a 100% rating prior to March 2, 2021, but met the criteria for a 60% rating from September 1, 2021, onward.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic stress disorder with insomnia disorder, Left knee total arthroplasty, Right knee osteoarthritis, Pelvic inflammatory disease with adhesions, human papilloma virus, tubal ligation, Urinary incontinence
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- June 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25053955
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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection of urinary incontinence to obtain an adequate VA opinion, specifically addressing secondary causation and aggravation by the Veteran's service-connected hypertension.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's service connection claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include alcohol use disorder, unspecified depressive disorder with anxious distress, and PTSD was granted. Other claims for various conditions were denied.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for plantar fasciitis on the right and left foot, left and right ankle strain, left and right knee osteoarthritis, and left and right hip strain, all secondary to service-connected back and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy disabilities with weight gain/obesity as an intermediate step.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, left and right knee osteoarthritis, and a TDIU prior to January 7, 2019.
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