The veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and hearing loss were denied as there was no verified in-service stressor for PTSD, and the evidence did not support a diagnosis of hearing loss. The Board found that the veteran did not engage in combat and his statements about in-service events could not be corroborated.
The deciding factor: The veteran's service records do not reflect combat involvement, and his reported stressors were not verified by other sources. His current diagnoses of PTSD and hearing loss are based on post-service treatment reports and medical evaluations, which cannot serve as evidence to substantiate the occurrence of in-service events.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Hearing Loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 13, 2008
- Citation
- 0835059
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