The Board denied service connection for HIV infection, PTSD, a personality disorder and an unspecified blood disorder due to lack of evidence supporting these claims.
The deciding factor: There was no competent medical evidence linking the claimed conditions to active service or any other relevant factor.
- Claimed conditions
- HIV infection, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Personality disorder, Unspecified blood disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 19, 2002
- Citation
- 0210053
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Granted
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- Denied
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