The Board finds that the veteran's claims for service connection are well grounded, and he has presented credible evidence of current disabilities and a link to his period of active service.
The deciding factor: The veteran reported symptoms in service and provided credible testimony regarding personal observations of observable symptoms. His post-service medical records document diagnoses consistent with the claimed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic neck disability, chronic left ankle disability, residuals of head injury (including chronic headaches), chronic acquired psychiatric disability including PTSD
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 5, 2000
- Citation
- 0000152
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board denied a rating in excess of 20 percent for the Veteran's right shoulder disability and granted service connection for a chronic neck disability.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for a skin disability, psychiatric disability (other specified trauma or stressor related disorder), chronic neck disability, chronic back disability, IBS, and vertigo is granted. The claims for service connection for the neck and back disabilities are remanded.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions and insufficient rationale for the findings. The Veteran's chronic neck disability is being reviewed again with a new examination by an examiner other than those who examined him in March 2016 and October 2017.
- Granted
The Board has granted the petitions to reopen claims for service connection for degenerative changes, left knee with Baker’s cyst; chronic left ankle disability; seborrheic dermatitis (claimed as a skin condition due to undiagnosed illness); and hypothyroidism. The claim for service connection for tinnitus is denied.
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