The Board found that the preponderance of evidence is against a finding that the Veteran has an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, related to his active service. The Board also found that the preponderance of the evidence is against a finding that the Veteran has residuals of a head injury, to include dizziness, anger and irritability, and sleep disturbance, related to his active service.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's statements and testimony at the hearing did not provide sufficient medical evidence or credible lay assertions to establish service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD) or residuals of a head injury, to include dizziness, anger and irritability, and sleep disturbance.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hip disability, acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD), residuals of head injury
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 5, 2012
- Citation
- 1208192
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to inadequate VA examination opinions and a failure to provide a VA examination for sleep apnea.
- Granted
The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is not service-connected as there is no evidence of a current disability.,The Veteran's residuals of pneumonia are service-connected due to his military service and the presence of lung scarring from previous pneumonia episodes.,The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is service-connected based on in-service stressors.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal concerning the service connection for various disabilities, including bilateral ankle, hip, shoulder, and knee disabilities, as well as an acquired psychiatric disorder and heat sensitivity.
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