The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and headaches secondary to a closed head injury, as well as his claim for an increased evaluation for pes planus. The decision also noted that he has submitted a claim for service connection for a cognitive disorder secondary to an automobile accident during service.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support the diagnosis of PTSD or establish a link between current symptoms and in-service stressors, nor was there any causal connection demonstrated between the veteran's pes planus disability and his period of military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Headaches
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 4, 2003
- Citation
- 0333808
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