The veteran's claim for PTSD was denied due to the lack of credible evidence supporting his claimed stressors.,Service connection for renal involvement with microalbuminuria and hypertension as secondary to service-connected Type 2 diabetes is not warranted because there is no competent evidence dated earlier than October 1, 2004, which would tend to link these conditions to the service-connected diabetes.,The veteran's claim for special monthly compensation under the provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. § 1114(s) and 38 C.F.R. § 3.350(i)(1) is not warranted as there is no evidence showing he had a service-connected disability rated as total and additional service-connected disabilities independently ratable at 60 percent or more prior to October 1, 2004.,The veteran's claim for an evaluation of 100 percent for coronary artery disease, status post coronary artery bypass graft surgery, is not warranted due to the absence of medical records showing a workload of 3 METs resulting in weakness and fatigue on or before October 1, 2004.

The deciding factor: The veteran's statements as to in-service events and post-service symptoms are entitled to no credibility or probative value due to his history of presenting false or fraudulent documents.,There is no credible evidence supporting any of the claimed stressors, several of which would constitute criminal acts. The veteran has not provided sufficient evidence to establish that he engaged in combat with the enemy.,The veteran did not have a service-connected disability rated as total and additional service-connected disabilities independently ratable at 60 percent or more prior to October 1, 2004.,A VA examining physician who evaluated the veteran's coronary artery disease on October 1, 2004, found that a workload of 3 METs resulted in weakness and fatigue; no such findings are contained in any medical records prior to this date.

Claimed conditions

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Renal involvement with microalbuminuria and hypertension, Coronary artery disease, status post coronary artery bypass graft surgery

How they argued it

Not specified

Exposure basis

None

Rating

Not verified here — check the original decision

Decision date

March 13, 2006

Citation

0607147

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