Granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral hand and lower extremity conditions as secondary to hypertension, SMC based on the need for aid and attendance, and a 70 percent rating for PTSD.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms more closely approximated those associated with a 70 percent rating for PTSD, including suicidal ideation and difficulty in establishing and maintaining effective work and social relationships.
- Claimed conditions
- Left hand condition, Right hand condition, Left lower extremity condition, Right lower extremity condition
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- December 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25105138
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