The Board has granted service connection for PTSD with depression, finding that the Veteran's diagnosed PTSD is related to his confirmed in-service stressors of having been subjected to enemy fire during his active duty in Vietnam. The issue of service connection for Meniere's disease with hearing loss and tinnitus remains pending.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's PTSD was directly related to his confirmed in-service stressors, which were corroborated by military records and verified by the JSRRC.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder with Depression, Meniere's disease with hearing loss and tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 8, 2010
- Citation
- 1008754
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- Granted
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- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeals for initial disability ratings and compensable ratings related to his service-connected Meniere's disease, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal includes multiple issues related to his PTSD, traumatic amputation of the right middle finger, chronic fatigue syndrome, and various musculoskeletal conditions. The Board has determined that further examination is needed for all these claims due to the lack of recent examinations addressing current severity.
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