The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for neck disability, skin disability, and nerve disability due to exposure to Agent Orange as well as his claim for PTSD. The Board found that there was no evidence of combat with the enemy or credible supporting evidence of the claimed in-service stressors.
The deciding factor: The veteran did not engage in combat with the enemy and there is insufficient corroborating evidence of the claimed in-service stressors to support a diagnosis of PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- neck disability, skin disability, nerve disability
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 12, 2000
- Citation
- 0027058
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