The Board denied service connection for parasomnia not otherwise specified and short-term memory loss, finding that the veteran's symptoms were attributed to known clinical diagnoses and did not meet the criteria for a diagnosis of PTSD or other specific conditions.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner determined that the veteran's symptoms fit into the classification of a parasomnia not otherwise specified and noted they may have been related to his military experience, but did not meet the criteria for a diagnosis of PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- parasomnia not otherwise specified, short-term memory loss
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 15, 2005
- Citation
- 0507633
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