The VA denied the veteran's claim for service connection for claustrophobia as there is no evidence of a current disability, and the Board found that the veteran was not diagnosed with claustrophobia during service.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence showing the veteran has claustrophobia currently or at any time during service.
- Claimed conditions
- claustrophobia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 13, 2006
- Citation
- 0635249
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What this means for you
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- Dismissed
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- Dismissed
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