The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, and for increased ratings for left knee patella femoral syndrome and chronic left ankle sprain have been denied. The Veteran was found not to meet the criteria for a diagnosis of PTSD or social phobia at any time during the period on appeal.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support current diagnoses of PTSD or social phobia, and the VA examiners did not find these conditions in their evaluations.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder (including unspecified anxiety disorder and PTSD), Left knee patella femoral syndrome, Chronic left ankle sprain
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 25, 2020
- Citation
- 20014257
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's left ankle disability is rated at a 20 percent rating for marked limitation of motion, the maximum schedular rating available.
- Granted
The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 50 percent prior to August 11, 2020. The Board granted a TDIU effective January 19, 2013.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's request to withdraw his claim for a higher rating for left knee revision total knee arthroplasty. The Veteran was also granted entitlement to TDIU due to the combined effect of multiple service-connected disabilities preventing him from maintaining gainful employment.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for further examination and adjudication due to inadequate reasons and bases in the previous decisions. The Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine and left ankle disabilities are being examined again, and his entitlement to TDIU is also being addressed.
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