The Board has granted service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder and denied service connection for degenerative arthritis and disc disease of the lumbar spine. Service connection was not established for hearing impairment.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted for post-traumatic stress disorder based on combat experience in Vietnam, but denied for degenerative arthritis and disc disease of the lumbar spine due to lack of evidence linking it to service or a pre-existing condition.
- Claimed conditions
- post-traumatic stress disorder, degenerative arthritis and disc disease of the lumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 15, 2002
- Citation
- 0204532
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the Veteran's claim for an increased rating for post-traumatic stress disorder to provide her with another opportunity to attend a new VA mental health examination.
- Granted
The Board grants the appeal in full, granting service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for major depressive disorder, degenerative arthritis and disc disease of the lumbar spine, and multiple sclerosis. The increased disability rating in excess of 30 percent for migraine headaches was denied.
- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.
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