The Board found that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of psoriatic arthritis, chronic bronchitis, major depressive disorder, or TMJ syndrome related to service. The claims for these conditions were therefore denied.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence showed no current diagnoses of the claimed conditions and indicated they were either not related to service or due to other factors such as personality disorders.
- Claimed conditions
- psoriatic arthritis, chronic bronchitis, major depressive disorder, temporomandibular joint (TMJ) syndrome
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 15, 2010
- Citation
- 1026479
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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