The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD and other psychiatric disorders, finding no credible supporting evidence of in-service stressors or a nexus between his current psychiatric conditions and his brief period of active military service.
The deciding factor: The VA found that there was no credible supporting evidence of the claimed in-service stressors and no medical evidence linking the veteran's current psychiatric problems to his brief period of active military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Depressive Disorder, Polysubstance Abuse, Schizophrenia, Anxiety Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 5, 2006
- Citation
- 0613180
Veterans Law Judge
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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