The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed conditions, including insomnia, skin disability, acquired psychiatric disability, low back disability, right leg disability, and right shoulder disability, were not incurred or aggravated by active military service. The claim for hypertension was also denied as it was not incurred in service.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not establish that the Veteran's claimed conditions were present during his period of active duty service. There is no competent medical evidence linking any current disabilities to service, and there is a lack of continuity of symptomatology post-service.
- Claimed conditions
- Insomnia, Skin disability, Acquired psychiatric disability, Low back disability, Right leg disability, Right shoulder disability, Hypertension
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 5, 2009
- Citation
- 0942324
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a low back disability and an increased rating for his acquired psychiatric disorder. The Board found that there was no evidence linking the current disabilities to military service.
- Denied
The Board denied the claim of service connection for hypertension, finding that it did not manifest during service and is not causally related to the Veteran's exposure to herbicides or service.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, finding that there was no evidence of a nexus between his current condition and active duty service or herbicide exposure.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected low back disability alone does not prevent him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation.
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