The Board found no credible supporting evidence of the stressor upon which PTSD was diagnosed, and no competent evidence relating any other psychiatric diagnoses to service. Therefore, the claim for service connection for PTSD is denied.
The deciding factor: There was insufficient credible supporting evidence of a specific in-service stressor that led to the diagnosis of PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder (including Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD))
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 21, 2003
- Citation
- 0328355
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What this means for you
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