The Board denied the veteran's claims for recognition as a former prisoner-of-war, service connection for various conditions, and reopening of previously denied claims. The reasons were that there was no evidence to support the veteran's status as a POW, his hearing loss and respiratory disorder were not shown by competent medical evidence to be related to service, arthritis and psoriasis were not shown to have been present in service or within one year post-service, PTSD was based on unsubstantiated stressors, and new and material evidence had not been submitted for the claims of hypertension and malaria.
The deciding factor: The veteran's status as a POW was denied due to lack of evidence. His hearing loss, respiratory disorder, arthritis, psoriasis, and PTSD were not shown by competent medical evidence to be related to service. The new and material evidence requirements for reopening previously denied claims were not met.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss, respiratory disorder, arthritis, psoriasis, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 4, 2005
- Citation
- 0506151
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