The Board found no evidence of a diagnosed psychiatric condition during service or within the presumptive period. The veteran's current diagnosis of major depression and PTSD was not linked to any in-service stressors, as his statements about racial prejudice were deemed insufficient to establish credible supporting evidence for these stressors. As such, the claim for service connection for psychiatric disorder to include PTSD is denied.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that there was no competent medical evidence linking the veteran's current psychiatric conditions to his military service or any in-service stressors, including those related to racial prejudice.
- Claimed conditions
- psychiatric disorder to include PTSD
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 23, 2006
- Citation
- 0614999
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