The Board has determined that there is no evidence of an acquired psychiatric disorder in service or currently, and thus, the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is denied. For his knee disabilities, the Board finds that the June 2011 VA examination report provides sufficient information to determine that a higher evaluation than 10 percent is not warranted.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support a current diagnosis of an acquired psychiatric disorder and there are no recent treatment records available for consideration. For his knee disabilities, the Veteran's reports and the June 2011 VA examination report do not provide sufficient information to warrant a higher evaluation than 10 percent.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired Psychiatric Disorder (to include PTSD), Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD) of the Right Knee, Left Knee Strain
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 11, 2014
- Citation
- 1409870
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Granted
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- Whole decision: Dismissed
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