The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including PTSD and COPD. The reasons were that there was no competent medical evidence of a diagnosis or etiology for PTSD, and the VA examinations did not find any current disabilities related to service.
The deciding factor: There is no diagnosed psychiatric disorder (PTSD) found in the record, nor are there findings linking current disabilities to service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a right knee injury, residuals of a left knee injury, residuals of a back injury, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), heart disorder, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 28, 2001
- Citation
- 0123761
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What this means for you
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