The Board has granted service connection for PTSD with MDD and tinnitus, but the other issues remain denied. The Veteran's claim of new and material evidence to reopen his bilateral leg disability including leg cramps is dismissed.
The deciding factor: The Veteran presented a stressor related to a terrorist attack in Lebanon during service which led to PTSD and MDD. Tinnitus was also found to be related to service due to acoustic trauma.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral leg disability including leg cramps, bilateral shoulder disability, low back disorder, bilateral ankle disability, bilateral knee disability, bilateral pes planus, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), major depressive disorder (MDD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 17, 2014
- Citation
- 1445997
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