The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection are denied as his accounts of events during service and onset of disabilities are not credible, and there is no evidence to support a finding of in-service injury or disease.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's account of events during service and onset of disabilities is deemed unreliable due to his history of dishonesty and lack of credibility. There is insufficient evidence to establish an in-service event or disease that could be linked to the current conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Respiratory disability, Psychiatric disability, Back injury residuals, Vascular hypertension, Heart disability, Cyst
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 19, 2009
- Citation
- 0931142
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