The Board has reopened the appellant's claims for service connection for residuals of radiation exposure and an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD. However, the new evidence does not provide a plausible link between these conditions and his military service. The claim for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), heart condition, and alcoholism remains without merit.
The deciding factor: The new evidence does not establish a clear nexus between the claimed disabilities and the appellant's military service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of radiation exposure, acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as manic depression), heart condition, alcoholism
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 18, 2000
- Citation
- 0004472
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