The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for residuals of a right great toe injury due to new and material evidence. The claims for sleep disorder and PTSD are denied.,Service connection cannot be established for sleep disorder or PTSD as there is no credible supporting evidence that the veteran's claimed in-service stressor occurred.
The deciding factor: The reopened claim for residuals of a right great toe injury has been granted due to new and material evidence. The claims for sleep disorder and PTSD are denied because there is no verified in-service stressor.,Service connection cannot be established for sleep disorder or PTSD as the veteran's claimed in-service stressor, including sexual assault during service, is not credible.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of a right great toe injury, Sleep disorder, Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 1, 2007
- Citation
- 0734367
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- Denied
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