The Veteran's appeal was withdrawn for an increased rating of major depressive disorder. The claims for service connection for sinusitis, COPD, and asthma were reopened due to new evidence. Service connection for PTSD and chronic myeloid leukemia was denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not meet the diagnostic criteria for PTSD in accordance with DSM-5 standards and there is no evidence of a current diagnosis of this condition. The Veteran's service treatment records do not show any symptoms or diagnoses related to radiation exposure, which precludes presumptive service connection based on ionizing radiation.
- Claimed conditions
- major depressive disorder, sinusitis, chronic myeloid leukemia, asthma
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 13, 2024
- Citation
- 24007466
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