The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, but the veteran does not have PTSD related to a verified stressor. The veteran's peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity is etiologically related to his service-connected diabetes mellitus.
The deciding factor: The veteran did not meet criterion A for a diagnosis of PTSD according to DSM-IV, as he did not personally witness any combat-related events. However, his peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity was found to be proximately due to or the result of service-connected disability (diabetes mellitus).
- Claimed conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Peripheral Neuropathy of the Right Lower Extremity
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 10, 2008
- Citation
- 0811865
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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