The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and an increased evaluation for coarctation of aorta with hypertension, finding that there was no evidence to support these claims. The veteran's retained surgical needle in chest is currently evaluated as noncompensable.
The deciding factor: The veteran did not engage in combat and the claimed stressors were not verified. His PTSD diagnosis is based on unverified stressors. He failed to report for VA examinations necessary for proper adjudication of his claims. The coarctation of aorta with hypertension claim was denied as there was no evidence of service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)"}, {"condition_name":"Coarctation of Aorta with Hypertension"}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 21, 2006
- Citation
- 0629935
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What this means for you
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