The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and an increased rating for duodenal ulcer. The veteran did not engage in combat with the enemy, and there is no credible supporting evidence to corroborate his reported stressors. His duodenal ulcer was found to be moderate in degree.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the veteran's service connection claim for PTSD failed because he did not provide credible supporting evidence of an in-service stressor, as required by VA regulations. The increased rating claim for duodenal ulcer also failed since the evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.
- Claimed conditions
- post-traumatic_stress_disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 31, 2006
- Citation
- 0622489
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What this means for you
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