The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current diagnosis of PTSD and finds no evidence linking any diagnosed disability to service. The case is remanded for further examination regarding left foot calcaneal spur and low back pain.
The deciding factor: There is no medical diagnosis of PTSD, and the veteran's allegations are insufficient to establish service connection without supporting medical evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- Low back pain (claimed as bone spur), Left foot calcaneal spur
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 24, 2004
- Citation
- 0426593
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- Granted
The Board granted service connection for a psychiatric disorder, other than posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), variously diagnosed as major depressive disorder, anxiety disorder, adjustment disorder, and panic disorder.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the Veteran's claims for specially adapted housing and a special home adaptation grant due to errors in the duty to assist. The Veteran will undergo further medical examinations.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical evidence regarding the cause of the Veteran's foot pain, specifically whether it is due to his service-connected pes planus or a nonservice-connected condition like gout. The Veteran needs an addendum opinion from a suitably qualified medical professional.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including his back, right and left tibia, right knee, and left foot conditions, render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation. The Board has granted the TDIU based on this finding.
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