The Board found that there is no competent evidence linking the appellant's diabetes mellitus to Agent Orange exposure or any other incident of service, and similarly concluded that arthritis of multiple joints was not related to his period of active duty. The claim for an increased disability evaluation for PTSD was also denied as the current symptomatology did not meet the criteria for a 100% rating under either the pre- or post-November 1996 rating criteria.
The deciding factor: The appellant's claims were not well-grounded due to lack of competent medical evidence linking his conditions to service, Agent Orange exposure, or any other incident. The current symptomatology for PTSD did not meet the criteria for a 100% disability evaluation under either the pre- or post-November 1996 rating criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus, Arthritis of Multiple Joints
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 25, 2000
- Citation
- 0010922
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