The Board has determined that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and is not related to service. The veteran's diabetes mellitus requires insulin but does not result in regulation of his activities. Therefore, a rating in excess of 20 percent for diabetes mellitus is denied. The veteran's only service-connected disability is diabetes mellitus, evaluated as 20 percent disabling. As the veteran has work experience and can engage in employment consistent with his education and occupational experience, a total rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disability is also denied. An effective date of October 25, 2002, for the award of special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a creative organ is granted.
The deciding factor: The veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and is not related to service. The veteran's diabetes mellitus requires insulin but does not result in regulation of his activities.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired Psychiatric Disability (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 6, 2007
- Citation
- 0703763
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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