The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including PTSD, hearing loss, coronary artery disease, dizziness and blackouts, stomach disorder, joint disease of the neck, bilateral knee disorder, right ankle disorder, bilateral hand disorder, and bilateral leg disorder. The decision was based on a lack of evidence linking these conditions to military service.
The deciding factor: The Board found no evidence that any of the claimed conditions were incurred or aggravated by military service.
- Claimed conditions
- post-traumatic_stress_disorder, hearing_loss, coronary_artery_disease, dizziness_and_blackouts, stomach_disorder, joint_disease_of_the_neck, bilateral_knee_disorder, right_ankle_disorder, bilateral_hand_disorder, bilateral_leg_disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 7, 2005
- Citation
- 0527375
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's tuberculosis and PTSD claims are being remanded due to the lack of service treatment records from his recent deployment. The VA will obtain these records and then decide whether service connection can be granted for tuberculosis and PTSD based on the merits of the cases.
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