The Board has determined that the appellant's service connection claims for nightmares and dizziness are pending, with the denial of service connection for dizziness due to lack of evidence linking it to his military service. The claim for nightmares remains under review.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no link between the appellant’s current diagnosed depression and his military service based on the absence of ongoing psychiatric problems from service and the fact that he had not been prescribed any psychiatric medications.
- Claimed conditions
- Nightmares, Dizziness/Vertigo
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 29, 2011
- Citation
- 1136665
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- Denied
The Board denied an earlier effective date for service connection of PTSD, finding that the earliest possible effective date is April 30, 2014 based on receipt of a formal claim.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for a medical opinion to determine if there is a causal relationship between the Veteran's current acquired psychiatric disorder disability and his military service, including whether it was caused by flying Agent Orange missions, being shot at, and getting mortared.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the appeal for additional development, including obtaining outstanding records and scheduling a medical examination to address the etiology of dizziness/vertigo.
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