The veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and an initial evaluation in excess of 40 percent for lumbosacral strain were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a current diagnosis of PTSD, and there was no credible supporting evidence of an in-service stressor. For the lumbosacral strain claim, the veteran's disability did not meet the percentage criteria for a 40 percent rating under any applicable diagnostic codes.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not support a current diagnosis of PTSD or establish a link between the veteran's symptoms and an in-service stressor. The veteran's low back condition was evaluated as 40 percent disabling, but this evaluation is based on severe lumbosacral strain with muscle spasm and loss of lateral spine motion, which are not supported by the evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Lumbosacral Strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 8, 2008
- Citation
- 0800744
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