The Board has granted service connection for PTSD, but denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD. The veteran's participation in combat campaigns provided credible supporting evidence to establish the occurrence of a stressor related to his PTSD.
The deciding factor: The veteran's participation in combat campaigns provided credible supporting evidence to establish the occurrence of a stressor related to his PTSD, while there was no medical nexus linking any currently diagnosed psychiatric disorder to military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Dysthymia, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Depressive Disorder
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 7, 2006
- Citation
- 0634428
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What this means for you
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