The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder, peripheral neuropathy (to include as secondary to Agent Orange exposure), and an initial compensable evaluation for urticaria. The evidence did not support a diagnosis of PTSD or establish that the veteran's current conditions are related to military service.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not show a current diagnosis of PTSD or any relationship between the veteran's current conditions and his military service, including exposure to Agent Orange.
- Claimed conditions
- post-traumatic stress disorder, peripheral neuropathy, urticaria
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 24, 2007
- Citation
- 0733384
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