The veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, a psychiatric disability other than PTSD, right ear hearing loss, gastritis, and muscle tension/migraine headaches have not been well grounded. The claim for low back sprain has been granted with a 20% rating, while the claim for right knee disability has been granted with a 10% rating.
The deciding factor: The veteran's psychiatric symptoms were clinically diagnosed and are therefore not considered manifestations of an undiagnosed illness under the provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. § 1117 and 38 C.F.R. § 3.317.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Psychiatric Disability Other Than PTSD, Right Ear Hearing Loss, Gastritis, Muscle Tension/Migraine Headaches, Low Back Sprain, Right Knee Disability, Left Ear Hearing Loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 10, 2000
- Citation
- 0017885
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