The Board denied claims for service connection for PTSD, an increased rating for lumbosacral strain, TDIU, and SMC based on housebound status.
The deciding factor: The claim for PTSD was not well-grounded due to unverified in-service stressors. The criteria for a higher rating for lumbosacral strain were not met as there is no evidence of severe limitation of motion or intervertebral disc syndrome. The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, nor are they sufficient to qualify for SMC based on housebound status.
- Claimed conditions
- posttraumatic stress disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 28, 2009
- Citation
- 0948686
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