The Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of low back and/or tailbone injury, acquired psychiatric disorder to include PTSD, and left ankle disorder have all been denied. The Board found no current diagnoses or in-service events that would support these claims.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show any current disabilities related to the Veteran's claimed conditions, nor were there sufficient service records linking them to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a low back and/or tailbone injury, an acquired psychiatric disorder to include PTSD, a left ankle disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 8, 2019
- Citation
- A19001816
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