The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including PTSD, major depression, chronic fatigue with loss of stamina and sex drive, a skin disorder, left shoulder tendonitis, and left hip condition. The evaluation for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss remains unchanged.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence of a current disability or a link between the claimed conditions and service.
- Claimed conditions
- post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), acquired psychiatric disorder, to include major depression, chronic fatigue with loss of stamina, loss of sex drive and malaria type symptoms, skin disorder, left shoulder tendonitis, left hip condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 22, 2003
- Citation
- 0316991
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include unspecified depressive disorder with social anxiety disorder and PTSD, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for the veteran's claimed conditions, including right shoulder arthritis, left shoulder arthritis, right hip condition, left hip condition, low back disability, and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy, as there was no evidence of in-service injury or illness related to these conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for right foot, left elbow, left hip, left ankle, and diabetes mellitus to obtain additional medical evidence.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including an ink/clothing allergy, ACL tears, hip and rib cage conditions, a supplemental deficiency/iron, an eye disability, and an overweight condition. The claim for an allowance for the purchase of an automobile or other conveyance was also denied.
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