The Board denied service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder due to the absence of a verifiable in-service stressor, and thus, the veteran's claim was not substantiated.
The deciding factor: Service connection could not be established as there was no verified in-service stressor that contributed to the development of post-traumatic stress disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- post-traumatic-stress-disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 20, 2006
- Citation
- 0607962
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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