The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder and a bilateral leg condition, finding that there was no evidence to support these claims. The Board noted that the Veteran had boots on the ground service in Vietnam and was presumed exposed to herbicide agents, but did not find any current diagnoses or links between his conditions and this exposure.
The deciding factor: The Board found insufficient medical evidence linking the Veteran's claimed psychiatric disorders and bilateral leg condition to his service or herbicide agent exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- schizophrenia, insomnia, alcohol use disorder
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 14, 2020
- Citation
- 20012448
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