The Board found that the veteran did not have post-traumatic stress disorder and denied his claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: The VA medical examiner determined that the veteran does not meet the criteria for a diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder, either due to lack of evidence or because the symptoms do not align with the DSM-IV criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- post-traumatic-stress-disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 19, 2006
- Citation
- 0639555
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as there was no credible supporting evidence to verify the claimed in-service stressors.
- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has ordered additional VA treatment records from the Central Arkansas Health Care System to be obtained, and the claims will be readjudicated after this development.
- Granted
The Board has granted the veteran's claim for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder, finding that there is a link between current symptoms and verified in-service stressors. The appeal regarding nasopharyngeal cancer was dismissed as it did not involve service connection.
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