The Board found no evidence of a chronic acquired psychiatric disorder in service or within one year post-service, and thus denied the claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: There was no direct evidence linking the current psychiatric disorder to service, including any period of herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- Psychiatric disorder other than PTSD
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 16, 2007
- Citation
- 0708001
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to inadequate VA examination reports and insufficient reasoning in previous decisions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for PTSD due to military sexual trauma and a psychiatric disorder other than PTSD are remanded as the VA examinations did not consider his in-service misconduct.,The Veteran's claim for TBI residuals is remanded as there was no determination of whether he had an in-service TBI, and tinnitus, headaches, and fatigue may be related to this condition.,The Veteran's claims for cervical spine disorder, lumbar spine disorder, left ankle disorder, right ankle disorder, left foot disorder, and right foot disorder are remanded as the VA examinations did not consider his reported in-service injuries.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD and a psychiatric disorder other than PTSD has been denied as there is no current diagnosis of either condition.
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