The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for PTSD, eye disorder, sarcoidosis, and dermatophytosis. The veteran did not engage in combat while in service, and his claimed stressors were not corroborated by credible supporting evidence. His hyperopia and presbyopia are considered refractive errors and cannot be service-connected as a matter of law.
The deciding factor: The veteran's claims for PTSD, eye disorder, sarcoidosis, and dermatophytosis were denied due to lack of combat experience and uncorroborated stressors, and because hyperopia and presbyopia are considered refractive errors that cannot be service-connected as a matter of law.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Eye disorder manifested by loss of visual acuity, Sarcoidosis, Dermatophytosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 26, 2006
- Citation
- 0612047
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