The Board granted service connection for cervicothoracic dysfunction and a scar of the right flank, but denied an initial rating higher than 70 percent for PTSD and an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss.
The deciding factor: The evidence supported a direct link between the Veteran's cervicothoracic dysfunction and a scar of the right flank to his service, while there was no sufficient evidence to support a higher rating or a compensable rating for PTSD and bilateral hearing loss.
- Claimed conditions
- cervicothoracic dysfunction, scar of the right flank
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- June 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25055802
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,199 · Granted: 25% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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