The Board denied service connection for PTSD and carcinoma of the hard palate due to lack of evidence supporting these claims. The veteran's claim for PTSD was not reopened as new and material evidence had not been submitted, and there is no evidence linking his current condition to service or herbicide exposure. Service connection for carcinoma of the hard palate was also denied because it does not fall under any presumptive conditions based on Agent Orange exposure.
The deciding factor: The veteran's claim for PTSD could not be reopened as new and material evidence had not been submitted, and there is no verified in-service stressor or confirmed diagnosis of PTSD. Service connection for carcinoma of the hard palate was denied because it does not fall under any presumptive conditions based on Agent Orange exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Carcinoma of the Hard Palate
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 16, 2006
- Citation
- 0617774
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