The veteran's claim for PTSD was denied an effective date prior to October 4, 1996.,The veteran's claim for lumbosacral strain and disc disease was denied an effective date prior to June 8, 1995.,The veteran's claims for hearing loss of the right ear and tinea cruris were both denied an effective date prior to January 1, 1994.

The deciding factor: All decisions considered the applicable law and regulations in effect at the time of each decision, and all were appropriately supported by the evidence then of record.,The May 1994 RO decision granting service connection for hearing loss of the right ear and tinea cruris was not clearly and unmistakably erroneous.,The October 1998 RO decision granting service connection for PTSD was not clearly and unmistakably erroneous.,The November 1999 RO decision granting service connection for lumbosacral strain and disc disease was not clearly and unmistakably erroneous.

Claimed conditions

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Lumbosacral strain and disc disease, Hearing loss of the right ear, Tinea cruris

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

June 28, 2004

Citation

0417034

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