Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for PTSD, a broken left foot, and initial compensable ratings for hypertension and TMJ. It also denied an increased rating for a left great toe fracture. The claims for depression and alcohol abuse disorder were remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not have current diagnoses or symptoms meeting the criteria for the claimed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), broken left foot, hypertension, temporomandibular joint disorder (TMJ), left great toe distal phalanx fracture, depression, to include major depressive disorder, alcohol abuse disorder, to include alcohol use abuse, severe
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25008254
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