The Board denied service connection for residuals of a head injury and an acquired psychiatric condition to include PTSD and bipolar disorder, due to personal assault. The appellant did not provide credible supporting evidence of the claimed stressors.
The deciding factor: There is no credible supporting evidence of the alleged personal assaults during service or that the current psychiatric conditions are related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired Psychiatric Condition to Include PTSD and Bipolar Disorder, Residuals of Head Injury
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 14, 2006
- Citation
- 0635381
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