The veteran's claims for various orthopedic and psychiatric conditions were denied as the evidence did not establish that any of these conditions were incurred or aggravated during his military service.
The deciding factor: The veteran failed to provide sufficient credible supporting evidence for the occurrence of his claimed in-service stressors, which are necessary to support a diagnosis of PTSD. The other claims were also denied due to lack of competent and credible evidence linking the current disabilities to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Bursitis of multiple joints, Left ankle disability, Sinusitis, Nerve disorder, Testicle disorder, Bilateral knee disability, Bilateral hip disability, Low back disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 7, 2007
- Citation
- 0738660
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- Denied
The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to December 27, 2019 for the grant of service connection for PTSD was denied as there is no earlier claim document in the claims file and the Veteran did not timely perfect an appeal.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for a right ear hearing loss disability is dismissed. The appeal for service connection for bilateral knee disabilities is denied.
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