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 assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 14, 2000
- Citation
- 0015636
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Dismissed
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- 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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