The veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, PTSD, and degenerative joint disease of the low back were denied. The claim for increased disability rating for shoulder arthritis was also denied.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence linking any current conditions to military service or stressors.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired Psychiatric Disorder (other than PTSD), Degenerative Joint Disease of the Low Back, Status Post Inferior Acromioplasty, Repair of Small Rotator Cuff, Resection, Distal Left Clavicle with Post-Traumatic Arthritis (Left Shoulder)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 14, 2007
- Citation
- 0717939
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for degenerative joint disease of the low back and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), finding that both conditions are related to the Veteran's active duty service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's low back disability is remanded for further medical guidance to determine if it is related to his active service.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was denied.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, other than PTSD, to include schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder was granted.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service connection claims due to insufficient evidence regarding in-service stressors and other factors. The issues include PTSD, an acquired psychiatric disorder (other than PTSD), sleep apnea, and a perforated left ear drum.
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