The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder and disability due to Agent Orange exposure, finding no competent evidence of current diagnoses or a link between his claimed conditions and service.
The deciding factor: There was no competent medical evidence showing that the veteran currently has any of the listed disorders presumed to be related to herbicide exposure, nor did he have a diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder. The Board concluded that the presumptions do not apply as there is no evidence to show that he has a listed disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- post-traumatic-stress-disorder (PTSD), non-cardiac chest pain, esophagitis and gastritis, tubular adenoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 14, 2008
- Citation
- 0839189
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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