The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was denied as he did not meet the diagnostic criteria for PTSD.,Service connection for coronary artery disease with bypass graft X and diabetes mellitus type II due to herbicide agent exposure in Thailand is granted.
The deciding factor: PTSD requires a current diagnosis, which the Veteran does not have. The VA examiner found no evidence of PTSD symptoms related to service and concluded that the Veteran's anxiety disorder was more likely caused by his work environment.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)","status":"Denied"}, {"condition_name":"Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) with bypass graft X","status":"Granted"}, {"condition_name":"Diabetes Mellitus Type II","status":"Granted"}, {"condition_name":"Bilateral Tinnitus","status":"Denied"}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 18, 2019
- Citation
- 19179516
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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