The Board denied service connection for PTSD and hepatitis C, but granted service connection for diabetes mellitus with a 20 percent disability rating effective May 8, 2002.
The deciding factor: The veteran's claimed in-service stressors were not verified, and there is no competent evidence of a nexus between his currently diagnosed hepatitis C and service.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)","diagnosis_date":null,"service_connection_theory":"unknown"}, {"condition_name":"Hepatitis C","diagnosis_date":null,"service_connection_theory":"unknown"}, {"condition_name":"Diabetes Mellitus","diagnosis_date":"2002-05-08","service_connection_theory":"direct"}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- September 8, 2006
- Citation
- 0628081
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What this means for you
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