The Veteran's claims for service connection for psychiatric and respiratory disorders, including PTSD, unspecified anxiety disorder, neurocognitive disorder, major depressive disorder, and obstructive sleep apnea, were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a finding of current diagnoses or a causal relationship to military service.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claims were based on presumed exposure to herbicide agents (Agent Orange) during his service in Vietnam. However, there was no direct evidence linking his current conditions to this exposure and the preponderance of the evidence did not support a finding that he had PTSD or respiratory cancer.
- Claimed conditions
- psychiatric disorder, unspecified anxiety disorder, neurocognitive disorder, major depressive disorder, respiratory disorder
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 27, 2021
- Citation
- 21004547
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