The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, chronic herpes zoster (shingles), and a chronic disability manifested by rash, nausea, irregular bowels, other gastrointestinal symptoms, weakness, respiratory problems, and/or fatigue, to include as due to an undiagnosed illness. The appeals were reopened on new evidence but the claims remained denied.
The deciding factor: The veteran's service records did not show any diagnosis of PTSD or herpes zoster (shingles). His current skin problems have been attributed to known clinical diagnoses and there are no objective signs of a chronic disability for his gastrointestinal, respiratory, and fatigue symptoms. The Board found that the evidence was insufficient to establish service connection under the new-and-material standard.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired Psychiatric Disorder (to include Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)), Chronic Herpes Zoster (Shingles), Rash, Nausea, Irregular Bowels, and Other Gastrointestinal Symptoms, Weakness, Respiratory Problems, Fatigue
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 27, 2007
- Citation
- 0708944
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