The Board denied the veteran's claims for a compensable evaluation for his service-connected anxiety psychoneurosis and service connection for residuals of cerebral vascular accident, respiratory disorder, hearing loss, and tinnitus. The decision found that these conditions were not related to his service-connected psychiatric disability.
The deciding factor: The veteran's current psychiatric problems are not related to his service-connected anxiety psychoneurosis.
- Claimed conditions
- Anxiety Psychoneurosis (Schizophrenia, Disorganized Type), Residuals of Cerebral Vascular Accident, Respiratory Disorder, Hearing Loss, Tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 17, 2000
- Citation
- 0013034
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What this means for you
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