The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was denied. The claim for a higher rating for the residuals of infectious hepatitis (hepatitis B, schistosomiasis, and ancylostomiasis) is remanded due to inadequate examination findings.
The deciding factor: The Veteran does not have PTSD as a consequence of disease or injury incurred in service. His claim for increased compensation benefits was remanded because the VA examination did not address all applicable rating criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- posttraumatic_stress_disorder, residuals_of_infectious_hepatitis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 19, 2009
- Citation
- 0923265
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