The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for acquired psychiatric disability, to include post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), finding that any current psychiatric condition is not related to his period of service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner in July 1998 specifically indicated that any impairment occasioned by either or each of the veteran's 'partner relational problem' and '[l]ife circumstance problems' was 'temporary and transient'. The Board also noted that there is no evidence relating the veteran's depression to his period of service. Additionally, the VA examiner in July 1998 indicated that the inservice hungry child incident did not reach the criteria for an event which would precipitate PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- acquired psychiatric disability, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 29, 2001
- Citation
- 0102391
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