The Veteran's claims for service connection for a bilateral hip/pelvic distortion and genitourinary disability have been reopened, but the evidence does not support these claims.,For PTSD with depression and anxiety, the Veteran is currently rated at 50% prior to October 23, 2013, and 70% thereafter. The Board finds that a higher rating is not warranted.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support service connection for either condition as there is no direct link to service or secondary to a service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Hip/Pelvic Distortion, Genitourinary Disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 2, 2016
- Citation
- 1630737
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