The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, defective hearing, a neck disorder, and a back disorder due to lack of evidence supporting these conditions.
The deciding factor: The clinical records did not show chronic disabilities in service or continuous symptoms post-service, and no presumptive exposure basis was established.
- Claimed conditions
- post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), defective hearing, neck disorder, back disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 13, 2004
- Citation
- 0412530
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What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for PTSD to be readjudicated on the merits due to new and relevant evidence.
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