The Board denied service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder but granted a 60% rating for rheumatoid arthritis, sacroiliac joints and temporomandibular joint with ankylosing spondylitis, sacroiliitis and fibromyalgia.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not support the diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder, but the appellant's symptoms were consistent with a dual diagnosis of generalized anxiety disorder and dysthymic disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- post-traumatic stress disorder, rheumatoid arthritis, sacroiliac joints and temporomandibular joint with ankylosing spondylitis, sacroiliitis and fibromyalgia
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- June 6, 2001
- Citation
- 0115556
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