The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and cluster headaches, and granted service connection for hearing loss but assigned a noncompensable rating.
The deciding factor: There was no credible supporting evidence to confirm the in-service stressor claimed by the veteran for PTSD. The RO requested information from the US Armed Service Center for Unit Records Research (JSRRC) which indicated that they were unable to document the veteran's account of being fired upon while performing guard duty.
- Claimed conditions
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Cluster Headaches
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 22, 2006
- Citation
- 0608199
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
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