The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, that is related to his military service and therefore denied the claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: There was no evidence linking any of the veteran's diagnosed mental disorders with his active duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Adjustment Disorder with Mixed Disturbances of Emotions and Conduct, Anxiety Disorder, Phobic Type, Mixed Personality Disorder, Severe Psychoneurosis, Phobic Type with Marked Anxiety, Schizoaffective Disorder, Major Depression, Mild Cognitive Disorder Not Otherwise Specified, Alcohol Dependence, Cocaine (Crack) Dependence, Polysubstance Drug Abuse, Depressive Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 21, 2008
- Citation
- 0806000
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, Major Depression, and Panic Disorder due to his withdrawal of these issues prior to a decision being made.
- Denied
The Veteran's initial ratings for anxiety disorder and TBI were denied as the evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to December 27, 2019 for the grant of service connection for PTSD was denied as there is no earlier claim document in the claims file and the Veteran did not timely perfect an appeal.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection for PTSD has been dismissed as the claim was granted and effective from February 22, 2023.
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