The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and denied the remaining claims as to all other disabilities.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established for PTSD based on credible stressor allegations consistent with combat experience. The remaining conditions were not shown to be related to active service or presumed exposure to herbicides in Vietnam.
- Claimed conditions
- post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), acquired psychiatric disorder, gastrointestinal disorder, respiratory disorder, genitourinary disorder, neurological disorder, metabolic disorder, skin disorder, endocrine disorder, vision disorder
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 1, 2006
- Citation
- 0602821
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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