The Board has granted service connection for chronic bilateral hearing loss disability and denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (other than PTSD). The Veteran's adjustment disorder with anxiety is currently in effect.
The deciding factor: The VA psychologist found that the Veteran did not meet the criteria for PTSD, but met the criteria for an adjustment disorder with anxiety secondary to his Vietnam War experiences.
- Claimed conditions
- Chronic bilateral hearing loss disability, Acquired psychiatric disorder to include PTSD
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 12, 2012
- Citation
- 1224104
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