The Board denied service connection for agoraphobia and determined that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen the claim for residuals of pneumonia.,The veteran's current psychiatric disability, including a panic disorder with agoraphobia, is not shown to be related to any event or occurrence on active duty service.
The deciding factor: There was no clinical evidence of chronic residuals from bronchopneumonia in the veteran's service records and his current acquired psychiatric disorder did not manifest until many years after service.
- Claimed conditions
- Agoraphobia, Pneumonia (residuals)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 23, 2002
- Citation
- 0204922
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