The Board finds that the veteran does not have a current diagnosis of PTSD and there is no evidence linking his current diagnoses to service or any service-connected disability. Therefore, the claims for PTSD, back disorder, and heart disorder are denied.
The deciding factor: There is insufficient medical evidence to support a diagnosis of PTSD in the veteran's case, as his post-service medical records consistently diagnose him with major depressive disorder rather than PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)"}, {"condition_name":"Chronic Low Back Strain with Limitation of Motion and Degenerative Changes"}, {"condition_name":"Heart Disorder"}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 6, 2006
- Citation
- 0631348
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What this means for you
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