The Board found that the veteran did not have an acquired psychiatric disability during service or for many years thereafter, and thus denied his claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: VA medical opinions were in disagreement regarding whether the veteran currently suffers from PTSD. The VA examiner determined that the veteran suffered from extremely mild dysthymic disorder, which is not related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 2, 2006
- Citation
- 0612617
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
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