The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and a cervical spine disability, to include radiculopathy into the left upper extremity. The issues are not related to exposure to burn pits, Agent Orange, Camp Lejeune, radiation, Gulf War Syndrome, or any other specific environmental exposure.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was no clear and convincing evidence to contradict the veteran's reported stressors and concluded that service connection could be established based on direct evidence of a link between current symptoms and in-service events. However, as the appeal is not related to any specific environmental exposure, the presumption-based theories were not applicable.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)","issues_on_appeal":["Entitlement to service connection for PTSD"]}, {"condition_name":"Cervical Spine Disability","issues_on_appeal":["Entitlement to service connection for a cervical spine disability, to include radiculopathy into the left upper extremity"]}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 20, 2006
- Citation
- 0629795
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What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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