The Board found that the veteran's claims for secondary service connection for left hip replacement and alcoholism were not well-grounded, as there was no medical evidence supporting these claims. The claim for increased evaluation of PTSD remains pending.
The deciding factor: There is insufficient medical evidence to establish a causal relationship between the veteran's service-connected disabilities and his claimed conditions or exposures.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Hip Replacement, Alcoholism
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 24, 2000
- Citation
- 0001883
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What this means for you
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- Dismissed
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- Partly granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder due to a lack of a VA medical examination and opinion prior to rating his disability. The Veteran is diagnosed with multiple psychiatric disabilities, including depression, anxiety, irritability and anger (PTSD), alcoholism, and trauma/stressor-related disorder. A VA examination is required to determine the nature and etiology of these conditions.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for increased ratings and TDIU was denied. The effective date is not specified.
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