The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current psychiatric disability, including PTSD. The back injury and degenerative joint disease of multiple joints are also not established as service-connected.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence showing a current diagnosis of any psychiatric condition or residuals from a back injury. Degenerative joint disease was found to be unrelated to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Psychiatric disability (including PTSD), Residuals of a back injury, Degenerative joint disease of the hands, arms, back, hips, legs and ankles
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 15, 2002
- Citation
- 0209904
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