The veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and pseudofolliculitis were denied as there was no evidence of a stressor related to service or any chronic condition that can be linked to service.
The deciding factor: There is no credible evidence of an in-service stressor for PTSD, and the current condition does not have its origins during service. For pseudofolliculitis, there is no medical evidence linking it to service.
- Claimed conditions
- post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), pseudofolliculitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 14, 2000
- Citation
- 0015636
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected PTSD with MDD is found to be the cause of his sleep apnea, and he has been granted secondary service connection for this condition.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings of pseudofolliculitis, hypertension, left wrist carpal and radiocarpal arthritis, and subluxation of the left thumb status-post carpometacarpal joint arthroplasty with tendon interposition have been REMANDED due to a duty-to-assist error.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection for erectile dysfunction, cervical spine condition, OSA, anxiety disorder, PTSD, and depression disorder as they were previously denied by prior decisions that have not been vacated or remanded.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's appeals to readjudicate his claims for service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus, but denied these claims. The claim of service connection for pseudofolliculitis is remanded due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.,Service connection will be granted if the evidence demonstrates that a current disability resulted from an injury or disease incurred in or aggravated by active military service.
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