The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, major depressive disorder, and anxiety is granted. The Board finds that the Veteran has a current diagnosis of these conditions which are related to his military service. For the bilateral feet condition, a new VA examination is needed as the previous one did not address the Veteran's assertions regarding the origin of his bone spurs during service.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim for an acquired psychiatric disability was granted due to credible in-service stressors and current diagnoses linking these conditions to service. For the bilateral feet condition, a new examination is needed as previous opinions did not address the Veteran's assertions regarding the origin of his bone spurs during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disability (including PTSD, major depressive disorder, and anxiety), Bilateral feet condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 29, 2013
- Citation
- 1310438
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