The Board has determined that the veteran does not have PTSD, diabetes mellitus as a result of service exposure to Agent Orange, impotency due to his service-connected conditions or hypertension. The claims for these conditions are therefore denied.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence of chronic conditions during service and the earliest post-service medical records do not show any symptoms or diagnoses related to these conditions until many years after separation from service.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)"}, {"condition_name":"Diabetes Mellitus"}, {"condition_name":"Impotency"}, {"condition_name":"Hypertension"}, {"condition_name":"Low Back Condition"}, {"condition_name":"Left Shoulder Condition"}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 15, 2006
- Citation
- 0604307
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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