The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and generalized anxiety disorder. Service connection is denied for low back pain, popliteal thrombosis of the right leg, and Barrett's esophagus.
The deciding factor: The evidence is in equipoise as to whether the Veteran’s current psychiatric condition had its onset during service or is otherwise related to an in-service stressor.
- Claimed conditions
- low back pain, popliteal thrombosis of the right leg, Barrett's esophagus, an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD and generalized anxiety disorder)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 14, 2018
- Citation
- 18150209
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