The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, increased ratings for hypertension and perforation of the left tympanic membrane with hearing loss. The veteran did not provide evidence to support his claim for PTSD due to lack of a confirmed stressor. His hypertension was rated as noncompensable because his diastolic readings were consistently below 100 and he took medication that controlled it. For the perforation of the left tympanic membrane with hearing loss, the veteran's hearing in the service-connected ear was still within normal limits.
The deciding factor: The claim for PTSD was denied due to lack of a confirmed stressor and no evidence of current PTSD. The hypertension rating was denied as the diastolic readings were consistently below 100 and he took medication that controlled it. For the perforation of the left tympanic membrane with hearing loss, the veteran's hearing in the service-connected ear was still within normal limits.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Hypertension, Perforation of the Left Tympanic Membrane with Hearing Loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- January 6, 2003
- Citation
- 0300124
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