The Board denied service connection for PTSD and earlier effective dates for several service-connected conditions.

The deciding factor: The evidence persuasively weighs against a finding of a diagnosis of PTSD at any point during the claims period or shortly prior to the claim being filed.

Claimed conditions

posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depression, left hip trochanteric pain syndrome, limitation of flexion, right hip trochanteric pain syndrome, limitation of flexion, left hip trochanteric pain syndrome, limitation of extension, right hip trochanteric pain syndrome, limitation of extension, left hip trochanteric pain syndrome, limitation of adduction, abduction, rotation, internal rotation, right hip trochanteric pain syndrome, limitation of adduction, abduction, rotation, internal rotation, lumbosacral strain, lumbar radiculopathy, left leg (sciatic nerve), lumbar radiculopathy, right leg (sciatic nerve)

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

January 16, 2025

Citation

A25004420

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