The Board denied service connection for PTSD, an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, vertigo, and a left shoulder disability due to the lack of current diagnoses or evidence linking these conditions to military service.,Service connection was not granted as there is no competent medical evidence showing that any of these conditions were incurred during or are otherwise related to military service.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's STRs did not show any complaints, findings, diagnosis, or treatment of the claimed conditions. The VA and private medical opinions provided conflicting conclusions regarding the etiology of the conditions.,There is no evidence linking the current diagnoses of PTSD, an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, vertigo, or a left shoulder disability to military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, Vertigo, Left shoulder disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 31, 2024
- Citation
- A24086887
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
The Board granted a disability rating of 70 percent for PTSD and a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) based on the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.
- Granted
The Board granted an effective date of February 21, 2007, for the award of service connection for PTSD and major depressive disorder with anxious distress.
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