The Veteran's claims for PTSD with anxiety and depression, and residuals of a concussion were denied as there is no current evidence of these conditions.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence of current diagnoses of the claimed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) with Anxiety and Depression, Residuals of a Concussion
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 17, 2010
- Citation
- 1018217
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Partly granted
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- Denied
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