The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD because there was no diagnosis of PTSD in his medical records and he did not provide any information regarding stressors that could have led to PTSD.
The deciding factor: There was no competent evidence of a diagnosis of PTSD, which is required for service connection under VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- post-traumatic-stress-disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 16, 2006
- Citation
- 0632021
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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