The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed conditions, including PTSD, depression, anxiety disorder, and hypertension, were not incurred during his period of active military service. The evidence does not support a finding of combat participation or credible corroborating evidence for the veteran's reported stressful events in Vietnam.
The deciding factor: The objective medical evidence preponderates against a finding that the veteran engaged in combat with the enemy or experienced verified stressful events in service, which are necessary to establish service connection for PTSD and other psychiatric conditions. The veteran's claimed stressors have not been corroborated by credible evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)"}, {"condition_name":"Depression"}, {"condition_name":"Anxiety Disorder (claimed as anxiety)"}, {"condition_name":"Hypertension"}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 17, 2006
- Citation
- 0610880
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