The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for chronic head injury residuals, a chronic acquired psychiatric disorder to include PTSD, and chronic left hip gunshot wound residuals.
The deciding factor: Left hip gunshot wound residuals were not manifested during active service or at any time thereafter.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic head injury residuals, chronic acquired psychiatric disorder to include post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), chronic left hip gunshot wound residuals
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 22, 2005
- Citation
- 0520137
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