The Veteran's psychiatric disability is not related to his military service, and there is no evidence of a current disability.,There is no evidence that the Veteran has a separate neurologic disability or tremors of the right upper extremity related to his military service. His hand tremors are attributed to his anxiety disorder and hypertension medication.,The Veteran's neck disability did not manifest during active service, and there is no indication it is otherwise related to his service. The Board finds that there is no evidence indicating a connection between the neck disability and service or any other condition.,There is no evidence of a current hypertension disability related to the Veteran's military service. There is also no evidence linking the hypertension to a service-connected disability or claimed service-connected disability.,The Veteran does not have a current left ankle disability that can be linked to his military service.

The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence showing a nexus between the Veteran's psychiatric disability and his military service, and there is no indication of a current disability related to service. The passage of time since discharge tends to weigh against a claim for service connection.,The Veteran reported experiencing tremors associated with anxiety disorder but there is no evidence of a separate chronic condition involving tremors. His hand tremors are attributed to his hypertension medication, which resolved once the medication was discontinued.,There is no medical evidence showing a nexus between the Veteran's neck disability and service or any other condition. The passage of time since discharge tends to weigh against a claim for service connection.,The Veteran does not have a current hypertension disability related to military service. There is also no evidence linking the hypertension to a service-connected disability or claimed service-connected disability.,There is no medical evidence showing a nexus between the Veteran's left ankle disability and his military service.

Claimed conditions

{"condition_name":"Psychiatric Disability","claimed_conditions":["Generalized Anxiety Disorder","Depressive Disorder","Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)","Panic Disorder"]}, {"condition_name":"Neurologic Disability and Tremors of the Right Upper Extremity","claimed_conditions":["Tremors of the right upper extremity"]}, {"condition_name":"Neck Disability","claimed_conditions":["Neck disability"]}, {"condition_name":"Hypertension","claimed_conditions":["Hypertension"]}, {"condition_name":"Left Ankle Disability","claimed_conditions":["Left ankle disability"]}

How they argued it

Not specified

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

October 2, 2019

Citation

19176322