The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), finding that there is no evidence connecting any other psychiatric diagnoses to service and concluding that the veteran does not have PTSD attributable to military service or to any incident of active duty.
The deciding factor: The VA examination reports determined that the veteran does not have PTSD and diagnosed him with depressive disorders, anxiety, early dementia, and organic brain syndrome. The Board found these findings more persuasive than those of private psychiatrists who concluded that the veteran had PTSD related to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired Psychiatric Disability, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 24, 2000
- Citation
- 0013674
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability is rated at 100 percent, and he is granted SMC based on housebound status. The issue of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is dismissed as moot due to the grant of a 100 percent schedular rating for his service-connected acquired psychiatric disability.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, finding that the Veteran's current condition is related to her military service and not a pre-existing condition. The decision also acknowledges that her service-connected disabilities may have contributed to her current mental health issues.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD and an acquired psychiatric disability is being remanded due to the submission of new and relevant evidence. The AOJ will now consider these claims on their merits.
- Granted
The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation based on housebound status due to his service-connected disability, but denied for aid and attendance.
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