The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, was denied as he did not have a current diagnosis of such condition. The claims for increased ratings and TDIU were also addressed but are deferred until the examinations have been completed.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran did not meet the full criteria for PTSD and did not meet the criteria for any other mental disorder, thus denying service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability to include PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disability to include posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Degenerative changes of the lower lumbosacral spine, Right lower extremity paresthesias associated with degenerative changes of the lumbosacral spine, Left lower extremity paresthesias associated with degenerative changes of the lumbosacral spine
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 16, 2017
- Citation
- 1707845
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