The veteran's claim for service connection for a disorder manifested by back pain was not granted as new and material evidence had not been received.,Service connection for bilateral knee pain, hearing loss, and tinnitus were all denied.,PTSD was granted based on the veteran's reported in-service stressor involving witnessing an aircraft crash on the flight deck of his ship.
The deciding factor: The objective medical evidence did not support a current diagnosis of back pain related to service. The RO found that new and material evidence had not been received to reopen this claim.,Service connection for bilateral knee pain, hearing loss, and tinnitus were denied as the veteran's claims lacked credible supporting evidence of an in-service stressor or other basis for service connection.,PTSD was granted based on the veteran's reported in-service stressor involving witnessing a plane crash on the flight deck. The RO found that this event constituted a stressful event during his period of active military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Hearing Loss, Tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 19, 2007
- Citation
- 0721663
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