The Board found no competent medical evidence of a diagnosis of PTSD, and thus denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD. The claim for service connection for COPD was not adjudicated as it is not part of the appeal.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence of a current diagnosis of PTSD to establish a link between the claimed stressor event in service and any present disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Chronic Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 25, 2004
- Citation
- 0413321
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What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's PTSD was granted a 70 percent rating prior to March 7, 2022, while other claims were denied.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and GAD, as well as tinnitus.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, as it needs a medical opinion addressing the nature and etiology of the condition prior to October 16, 2023.
- Granted
The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for regular aid and attendance due to his service-connected disabilities.
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