The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, depression secondary to diabetes, CAD, valvular heart disease, acid reflux or GERD, elevated cholesterol and triglyceride levels, intermittent claudication, diabetic retinopathy, left foot and toe disability, psoriasis, and hypertension. The reasons for these denials are provided in the decision.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support a current diagnosis of PTSD, depression is not linked to service or diabetes, CAD and valvular heart disease were not shown during service or post-service, acid reflux or GERD was not diagnosed until years after service, elevated cholesterol and triglyceride levels are not diseases for VA compensation purposes, intermittent claudication has not been diagnosed, diabetic retinopathy is not a current condition, left foot and toe disability is not linked to service, psoriasis is not related to diabetes, and hypertension was previously denied without appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Depression, Coronary Artery Disease (CAD), Valvular Heart Disease, Acid Reflux, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Diabetic Retinopathy, Left Foot and Toe Disability, Psoriasis, Hypertension
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 4, 2008
- Citation
- 0829913
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