The Board found no evidence to support the veteran's claims for service connection for agoraphobia and residuals of pneumonia, thus denying both claims.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that there was insufficient evidence to establish a causal link between the claimed conditions and service.
- Claimed conditions
- agoraphobia, residuals of pneumonia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 2, 2006
- Citation
- 0612715
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Denied
The Board denied a disability rating higher than 70 percent for the Veteran's service-connected major depressive disorder with anxious distress, panic disorder, and agoraphobia as the evidence did not show total occupational and social impairment.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of pneumonia, finding that there is no current disability to establish entitlement.
- Partly granted
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