The Board has granted service connection for PTSD, Generalized Subcutaneous Lipomatosis, Chronic Bronchitis, COPD with a Predominant Asthmatic Component (secondary to herbicide exposure), and a Left Knee Disability secondary to a Service-Connected Low Back Disability. The veteran's service-connected scars, the residuals of excised lipomas, are rated as 10% disabling.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the veteran's PTSD is related to his in-service stressors, including witnessing the death of his fellow soldiers and being brought a Vietnamese girl for shooting. The other conditions were also linked to service through medical evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Generalized Subcutaneous Lipomatosis, Chronic Bronchitis, COPD with a Predominant Asthmatic Component, Left Knee Disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 20, 2000
- Citation
- 0033275
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What this means for you
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