The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including PTSD, left ear hearing loss, a respiratory disorder due to asbestos exposure, migraine headaches, visual disability, and back disability. The reasons given were that there was no credible evidence of in-service stressors for PTSD, no current diagnoses related to service for other conditions, and the Veteran's accounts of events during service were not credible.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's account of combat-related stressors was not credible due to inconsistencies with his service records and lack of corroborative evidence. The Veteran also had a history of substance abuse which may have affected his current diagnoses.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired Psychiatric Disorder (PTSD), Left Ear Hearing Loss, Respiratory Disorder (claimed due to asbestos exposure), Headache Disability, Visual Disability, Back Disability, Left Shoulder Disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 16, 2010
- Citation
- 1014581
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