The Board found that the veteran's claimed post-traumatic stress disorder and peripheral neuropathy were not incurred in or aggravated by service, as there was no credible supporting evidence of the claimed stressors. As a result, the claims for these conditions have been denied.
The deciding factor: There is no credible supporting evidence to substantiate the veteran's reported stressors during service, which are necessary to establish service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder and peripheral neuropathy.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired Psychiatric Disorder, Peripheral Neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 20, 2006
- Citation
- 0608036
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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