The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, claimed as PTSD, and for a seizure disorder, claimed as blackouts. The Veteran's claims were based on in-service incidents but no specific exposure basis was provided.,Service connection for headaches and angioneurotic edema was also denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish that the Veteran had current diagnoses of PTSD or a seizure disorder (blackouts), nor could it be linked to service. The claims were based on in-service incidents but no specific exposure basis was provided, and thus service connection could not be established.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired Psychiatric Disability (PTSD), Seizure Disorder, Headaches, Angioneurotic Edema
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 31, 2022
- Citation
- 22060897
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