The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed psychiatric, respiratory, cardiovascular, neurological, and joint disabilities are not service-connected.
The deciding factor: There is no documented in-service stressor for PTSD, and the medical evidence does not support a current diagnosis of any other psychiatric disability. The respiratory and cardiovascular conditions have not been shown to be related to service. Neurological and joint pain diagnoses were also not established as being incurred during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Psychiatric Disability (including PTSD), Respiratory Disorder (Sinusitis), Cardiovascular Disorder (claimed as anemia), Neurological Disorder, Joint Pain (including neck and back)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 30, 2008
- Citation
- 0821392
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