The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection are not well grounded. The evidence does not support a finding of current disabilities related to his military service, and there is no medical nexus linking any diagnosed conditions to his service.
The deciding factor: The recent psychiatric and psychological assessments concluded that the veteran's adjustment disorder from service has no relationship to his current psychiatric disability diagnosis, and major depression was not linked to service.
- Claimed conditions
- post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), major depression, adjustment disorder with depressed mood, loss of feeling in the right hip
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 22, 2000
- Citation
- 0013546
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include unspecified depressive disorder with social anxiety disorder and PTSD, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for major depression, personality disorder, and severe anxiety due to an inadequate VA examination and opinion.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for PTSD to be readjudicated on the merits due to new and relevant evidence.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea and an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to or caused by the Veteran's military service.
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