The VA determined that the veteran's current diagnosed agoraphobia with panic attacks was not incurred in or aggravated by active duty service.
The deciding factor: There is no clear episode in service that would exacerbate an underlying anxiety, except for the uncorroborated plane/handcuff incident.
- Claimed conditions
- agoraphobia with panic attacks
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 14, 2002
- Citation
- 0209833
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