Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for PTSD, dermatitis, and IBS, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's psychiatric symptomatology was productive of occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, without more severe manifestations resulting in total occupational and social impairment.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic stress disorder with depressive disorder (PTSD), Dermatitis of the chest and neck, Gastric polyp, esophagitis with abdominal pain including acid reflux, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), Allergic rhinitis, to include as due to exposure to environmental hazards and other toxins, Right knee disorder, to include as secondary to service-connected disability, Heart disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25095850
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