The Board found that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and denied his claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not meet the criteria for a diagnosis of PTSD and the opinion of the March 2006 VA ophthalmologist indicated the exact extent of vision loss due to the service-related injury could not be determined, suggesting it was likely non-organic in nature.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired Psychiatric Disorder (including Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 1, 2008
- Citation
- 0825955
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is rated at 70 percent since July 13, 2015. Prior to that date, the rating was 50 percent.,The Veteran has been granted TDIU effective July 13, 2015.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's right shoulder condition and acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, are not related to his active service. The evidence does not support a finding of in-service injury or stressor.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including post-traumatic stress disorder, finding that there was no evidence of a current diagnosis supported by credible supporting evidence and that the preponderance of the evidence did not support the claim.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, as there is no credible evidence of in-service stressors and the diagnosis is based on unverified events.
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