The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, anxiety disorder, PTSD, and benign prostatic hypertrophy. The decision also addressed whether new and material evidence had been submitted to reopen these claims.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was no medical nexus between any of the claimed conditions and active duty service, nor did the veteran provide sufficient evidence to reopen his previously denied claims for anxiety disorder and PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired Psychiatric Disorder (claimed as Depression), Anxiety Disorder, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 18, 2007
- Citation
- 0718234
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