The Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, fibromyalgia (to include as secondary to PTSD), and arthritis have been denied. The Veteran's claim of entitlement to an initial evaluation in excess of 30 percent for PTSD from May 3, 2007 through April 18, 2011 has been granted. The Veteran's claims of entitlement to an evaluation in excess of 70 percent for PTSD since April 19, 2011 and to an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) from November 19, 2007 through April 18, 2011 have been granted.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, fibromyalgia, and arthritis. The Veteran's PTSD has been evaluated as 50 percent disabling from May 3, 2007 through April 18, 2011, but is not entitled to a higher evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral pes planus, hypertension, fibromyalgia, arthritis, left knee disability, right knee disability, PTSD, GERD
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 30, 2012
- Citation
- 1240959
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