The Board found that the veteran's PTSD and scars were not incurred in or aggravated by his active duty service due to lack of corroborating evidence for alleged stressors, and thus denied both claims.
The deciding factor: The veteran's allegations of combat involvement and shrapnel injuries could not be verified as there was no official record of such events. The Board found that the veteran did not engage in combat with the enemy and his PTSD symptoms were not related to any service-connected condition or a pre-existing injury.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)"}, {"condition_name":"Scars, Residuals of Shell Fragment Wound to the Chest and Upper Right Arm"}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 4, 2006
- Citation
- 0609706
What this means for you
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