The veteran's claims for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), residual symptoms from head trauma and concussion, and unspecified mental disorder other than PTSD were denied as there was no evidence of a current diagnosis or that the claimed conditions are related to his active duty service.
The deciding factor: There is no credible supporting evidence corroborating the veteran's reported in-service stressors, and post-service medical records do not indicate any diagnosis of the claimed conditions. The veteran's lay statements alone were insufficient to establish the occurrence of the claimed in-service stressor without corroboration by independent descriptions from his unit records.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Residual symptoms from head trauma and concussion, Unspecified mental disorder other than PTSD
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 16, 2009
- Citation
- 0901902
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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