The Board found that the veteran did not serve in combat and there was no verified in-service stressor for PTSD. Service connection for asthma was also denied due to lack of competent evidence linking the condition to service.
The deciding factor: There were no verified in-service stressors supporting a diagnosis of PTSD, and the veteran's allegations regarding sexual assault and harassment were not corroborated by contemporaneous records or other sources.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Asthma
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 6, 2006
- Citation
- 0616476
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- Remanded (sent back)
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