The Board denied service connection for PTSD and remanded claims for headaches, left knee, right knee, and left shoulder disabilities.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a diagnosis of PTSD or an acquired psychiatric disability manifested by memory loss/loss of focus. The VA examination was inadequate to address the Veteran's lay contentions regarding his headache disability, while current diagnoses of degenerative arthritis in the right knee and left knee, and chronic left shoulder pain were found.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Headache disability, Left knee disability, Right knee disability, Left shoulder disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25020701
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