The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and major depressive disorder, is service connected. Service connection for a left elbow disorder is granted as secondary to the service-connected cervical spine disability. Service connection for gastritis is also granted.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established for an acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD and major depressive disorder) based on credible supporting evidence of in-service stressors, with the current diagnosis linked to these stressors by a VA psychiatrist's opinion. For the left elbow disorder, service connection was granted as secondary to the service-connected cervical spine disability due to radiating pain from the neck to the left elbow. Service connection for gastritis was established based on symptoms during active service and continued after separation.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- September 7, 2016
- Citation
- 1634928
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