The Veteran's claim for service connection for anxiety disorder is denied as there is no current diagnosis of a psychiatric disability.,Service connection for diabetes mellitus (DM) is denied because the evidence does not support a finding that DM was caused by or aggravated by service-connected asthma/bronchitis.,Service connection for hypertension (HTN) is denied due to lack of a diagnosed condition and no indication that it is related to service-connected conditions.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has not provided evidence of current disability, specifically anxiety disorder. The VA examiner found no link between the Veteran's anxiety and his military service.,The September 2020 VA examination concluded that DM was less likely than not proximately due to or the result of service-connected asthma/bronchitis. The examiner noted that asthma did not prevent exercise, which is a risk factor for diabetes.,There is no evidence showing hypertension until approximately 2015 when it was diagnosed by a VA physician. No connection between the Veteran's hypertension and his service-connected conditions has been established.
- Claimed conditions
- anxiety disorder, diabetes mellitus (DM), hypertension (HTN)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
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- Decision date
- February 3, 2021
- Citation
- 21006021
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