The Board found that the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability to include PTSD was denied as there is no evidence showing a current diagnosis of PTSD or any link between his diagnosed condition and his active service.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence demonstrating a current diagnosis of PTSD, nor is there evidence linking the veteran's diagnosed acquired psychiatric disability to his active service.
- Claimed conditions
- acquired psychiatric disability to include post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 9, 2003
- Citation
- 0334254
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What this means for you
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