The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, a right-side-of-the-body condition, a low back disorder, a right arm disorder (other than the one mentioned above) causing pain, and a skin rash on the upper legs and groin. The evidence does not support these claims.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish that any of the claimed conditions were incurred or aggravated by service.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Right-side-of-the-body condition, characterized by pain in the veteran's right arm, leg, thigh, and foot, Low back disorder, Right arm disorder (other than the one mentioned above) causing the pain, Skin rash on the upper legs and groin
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 3, 2007
- Citation
- 0719951
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