The Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, prostate cancer, and multiple myeloma have been denied. The Board found that the Veteran did not meet the criteria for a current diagnosis of PTSD under DSM-5 and there was no evidence linking his claimed stressor to service or any other service-connected disability. For prostate cancer and multiple myeloma, the VA examiner concluded that herbicide exposure could not be linked to these conditions due to lack of credible evidence supporting such exposure.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not meet the criteria for a current diagnosis of PTSD under DSM-5 and there was no evidence linking his claimed stressor to service or any other service-connected disability. For prostate cancer and multiple myeloma, the VA examiner concluded that herbicide exposure could not be linked to these conditions due to lack of credible evidence supporting such exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- posttraumatic stress disorder, prostate cancer, multiple myeloma
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 30, 2019
- Citation
- A19003907
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- Granted
The Board granted service connection for prostate cancer, related to in-service exposures at Camp Lejeune.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran is granted an effective date of April 25, 2014, for service connection for prostate cancer.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of service connection for prostate cancer to obtain an addendum opinion addressing the Veteran's toxic exposure risk activities.
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