The Board denied service connection for a back disability and residuals of cracked ribs and left chest contusions, but remanded the claim for posttraumatic stress disorder.,Service connection was not granted for any condition due to lack of evidence linking current conditions to service.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's complaints of low back pain were treated during service, but no chronic disability developed. The VA examiner concluded that his current degenerative disk disease is not related to service.,There was no documented injury or condition related to the chest injuries in service and no current diagnosis of a rib or chest contusion. The Board found insufficient evidence linking current complaints to service.,The Veteran's posttraumatic stress disorder claim was remanded due to lack of verified stressors, despite his reported involvement in typhoon rescue missions.
- Claimed conditions
- Back Disability, Residuals of Cracked Ribs and Left Chest Contusions, Acquired Psychiatric Disorder (Posttraumatic Stress Disorder)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 30, 2019
- Citation
- 19133145
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Decisions by this judge: 1,987 · Granted: 15% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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