The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of PTSD and therefore, service connection for this condition is denied. The claims for right ear hearing loss and residuals of cold injuries are also denied as there is no evidence of such conditions during or after service.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence of a current diagnosis of PTSD or any other psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, in the Veteran's case file. The Veteran has not provided any post-service treatment records for these disabilities and his statements are insufficient to establish the presence of such conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Ear Hearing Loss, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Residuals of Cold Injuries of the Feet, Knees, Arms, Hands, Hips, and Elbows
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 3, 2010
- Citation
- 1016257
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's PTSD was granted a 70 percent rating prior to March 7, 2022, while other claims were denied.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and GAD, as well as tinnitus.
- Partly granted
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, except for a 20 percent rating for lumbosacral strain.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, as it needs a medical opinion addressing the nature and etiology of the condition prior to October 16, 2023.
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