Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, was denied as there is no diagnosed mental health disorder during the appeal period.,Service connection for a respiratory disorder, to include COPD and pulmonary emphysema, was denied due to lack of evidence linking the condition to service or herbicide exposure.,Service connection for oropharyngeal cancer was denied as there is no objective evidence of a primary respiratory cancer.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not have a current diagnosis of an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, at any time during the pendency of the claim. The VA examiner found that although there was credible supporting evidence of an in-service stressor, there is no medical evidence establishing a clear diagnosis of a mental health disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder (to include PTSD), Respiratory disorder (to include COPD and pulmonary emphysema), Oropharyngeal cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 9, 2018
- Citation
- 18101730
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