The Board finds that the Veteran's skin disorder of the feet is at least as likely as not incurred in service, and his psychiatric disability (including PTSD and anxiety disorder) is secondary to a service-connected condition.,Service connection for both conditions has been granted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran provided credible testimony regarding in-service stressors that led to current psychiatric symptoms, which are linked to the diagnosed conditions through medical evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- Skin Disorder of the Feet, Psychiatric Disability (including PTSD and Anxiety Disorder)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 17, 2012
- Citation
- 1217629
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What this means for you
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