The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed psychiatric, low back, and right knee disabilities are not related to his active duty service. The veteran did not engage in combat with the enemy, and there is no verified stressor for PTSD. His current diagnoses of dysthymic disorder, polysubstance dependence, and history of pedophilia were not related to his service. There is also no evidence linking his current low back or knee disabilities to his active duty service.
The deciding factor: The veteran did not engage in combat with the enemy and there was no verified stressor for PTSD. The medical evidence does not support a link between the veteran's current psychiatric, low back, or knee disabilities and his active duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Acquired Psychiatric Disability (including Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD))"}, {"condition_name":"Low Back Disability"}, {"condition_name":"Right Knee Disability"}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 23, 2006
- Citation
- 0605236
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