The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, residuals of a head injury, headaches, bilateral eye disability, and lumbar spine disability. The claims were denied as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions are related to the Veteran's service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners concluded that the current disabilities were less likely than not incurred in or caused by service based on thorough review of the record and analysis of the Veteran's entire history, with no evidence of such symptoms during service or for many years after separation from service.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Residuals of a head injury, Headaches, Bilateral eye disorder, Low back disorder, Scars of the right forehead, left lateral eye, and right upper lip
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 27, 2024
- Citation
- 24033534
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for PTSD, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor and finding that his PTSD is related to an in-service military sexual trauma (MST) during a period of ACDUTRA.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an effective date of May 17, 2019, for a 70 percent disability rating for PTSD but denied earlier effective dates for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.
- Partly granted
The Board granted readjudication of previously denied claims for service connection for PTSD and COPD, while remanding other issues including entitlement to service connection for an eye disorder, hypertension, tinnitus, a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, TDIU, and an initial rating for PTSD.
- Denied
The appeal for service connection for PTSD was dismissed, and the claims for a compensable rating for the lower back scar, service connection for COPD, and peripheral artery disease were denied.
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