The veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, ED as secondary to diabetes mellitus, kidney stones, and hearing loss were all denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support the presence of these conditions in service or their relationship to military service.
- Claimed conditions
- post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), erectile dysfunction (ED), kidney stones, hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 17, 2005
- Citation
- 0507874
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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