The veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including PTSD, hypertension, tension headaches, cervical and lumbar strains, toenail fungus, neuropathy, hearing loss, tinnitus, and a finger disability, were denied. The Board found that the preponderance of evidence did not support these claims.

The deciding factor: The veteran's in-service stressors could not be verified, and there was no credible supporting evidence for his claimed combat experiences. Additionally, the VA PTSD examination indicated that the veteran currently has PTSD as a result of his Viet Nam experiences, but this does not establish service connection since the preponderance of the competent evidence is against such a finding.

Claimed conditions

{"condition_name":"Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)"}, {"condition_name":"Hypertension"}, {"condition_name":"Tension Headaches"}, {"condition_name":"Cervical Strain"}, {"condition_name":"Lumbar Strain"}, {"condition_name":"Bilateral Onychomycosis (Toenail Fungus)"}, {"condition_name":"Left Lower Extremity Paresthesia Consistent with Neuralgia (Neuropathy)"}, {"condition_name":"Right Lower Extremity Paresthesia Consistent with Neuralgia (Neuropathy)"}, {"condition_name":"Bilateral Hearing Loss"}, {"condition_name":"Tinnitus"}, {"condition_name":"Finger Disability"}

How they argued it

Not specified

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

April 28, 2006

Citation

0612388

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