Service connection is granted for PTSD and schizoaffective disorder, but denied for COPD, asthma, and erectile dysfunction. The claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for erectile dysfunction due to VA treatment is also denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service records do not contain evidence of his reported in-service personal assault leading to PTSD, but the STRs document a transfer from Ranger Unit and work performance issues following this event. The post-service medical records are silent on COPD, asthma, or erectile dysfunction. VA treatment is found not to be proximately caused by fault.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Schizoaffective Disorder, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Asthma
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 29, 2019
- Citation
- 19158546
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