The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and diabetes mellitus, type II. The veteran did not have a verified in-service stressor or exposure to herbicides during his service in Korea. His diabetes was not shown to be related to service.
The deciding factor: There is no credible evidence of an in-service stressor that would support the diagnosis of PTSD, and there is no evidence of herbicide exposure during service. The veteran's diabetes was not shown to have been incurred or aggravated by his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Diabetes Mellitus, Type II
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 6, 2006
- Citation
- 0637962
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