The Veteran's psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and depression, is granted service connection. Tinnitus is denied as not related to service. Hypertension is also denied as not related to service. Cardiovascular disorder (arteriosclerosis), kidney disorder, and diabetes mellitus are all denied on secondary basis.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's psychiatric disorder was found to be related to his service based on the evidence of record, including a private medical opinion that linked it to a reported stressor event during service. Tinnitus was not shown to have started in service or within one year after separation and there is no nexus between it and service. Hypertension was not shown to have started in service or within one year after separation and the VA examiner found no link between hypertension and service.
- Claimed conditions
- psychiatric disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, tinnitus, hypertension, cardiovascular disorder, kidney disorder, diabetes mellitus
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- July 19, 2018
- Citation
- 18119709
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- Denied
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