The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a respiratory disorder, finding that the Veteran's respiratory disorder did not manifest in service or be related to active duty. The Board also found no evidence of herbicide exposure during service.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence establishing a chronic respiratory disorder manifested in service or being otherwise related to active duty.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired Psychiatric Disorder (including PTSD, Anxiety, Depression, Dysthymia, and an Adjustment Disorder), Respiratory Disorder (claimed as breathing, throat and esophagus problems)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 17, 2010
- Citation
- 1022472
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