The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for skin disability of the groin, headaches, and sleep disorder are not well-grounded because there is no evidence of a service-connected condition or credible supporting evidence of in-service stressors. The claim for PTSD was denied as the veteran did not engage in combat with the enemy and there is insufficient corroborating evidence to support his claimed stressors.
The deciding factor: The veteran's claims were not well-grounded due to lack of evidence of a service-connected condition or credible supporting evidence of in-service stressors. The veteran failed to respond to requests for additional information regarding his alleged stressors, and the Commandant of the Marine Corps provided no verification of the veteran's claimed stressors.
- Claimed conditions
- skin disability of the groin, headaches, sleep disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 28, 2000
- Citation
- 0002177
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's headaches are at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected traumatic brain injury, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete development of records and will provide a supplemental statement of the case if necessary.
- Partly granted
The Board has not made a final determination on the claims of service connection for inguinal hernia, PTSD, joint pain, fibromyalgia, left knee disability, right knee disability, tinnitus, chronic fatigue syndrome, respiratory disability, sleep disorder, IBS, and headaches. The claims are remanded to obtain additional evidence and determine if these conditions are related to service.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD was granted with an initial evaluation of 50 percent, effective September 24, 2007. The appeal regarding the heart condition and sleep disorder is denied. The Veteran's hearing loss prior to August 24, 2015, warrants a 20 percent rating.
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