The Board found that the veteran did not engage in combat with the enemy and there is no credible supporting evidence of the claimed stressors. As a result, service connection for PTSD was denied.
The deciding factor: There was insufficient evidence to verify the veteran's claimed stressor events, as he failed to provide specific information regarding the events.
- Claimed conditions
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 30, 2003
- Citation
- 0301866
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What this means for you
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