The Veteran's claim for service connection of PTSD is granted. The claim for a right foot bone spur is denied. Service connection for other conditions, including knee and shoulder disabilities, as well as PFB, are also addressed.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established for PTSD based on the Veteran's reported in-service stressors and current diagnosis. For the right foot bone spur, there was no evidence of a current disability or any link to service. The other issues were evaluated under applicable rating criteria without additional discussion as they are not directly related to the main claims.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired Psychiatric Disorder (PTSD and Depression), Right Foot Bone Spur
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 28, 2014
- Citation
- 1433618
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