The Veteran's claims for service connection for acquired psychiatric disability, chronic headaches, chronic rash, and chronic gastrointestinal disability have been denied. The Board found that the evidence does not support a finding of in-service exposure to toxic chemicals or stressors sufficient to establish service connection.
The deciding factor: There is no credible evidence of in-service exposure to toxic chemicals or verified stressors related to service, which are necessary for service connection under the provisions applicable to PTSD and other chronic disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired Psychiatric Disability, Chronic Headaches, Chronic Rash, Chronic Gastrointestinal Disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 2, 2010
- Citation
- 1007792
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What this means for you
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- Dismissed
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