The claim for service connection for PTSD with panic disorder was reopened based on new and material evidence, but the Board found that credible supporting evidence of the claimed in-service stressors did not exist.
The deciding factor: The veteran's reported stressor events were not corroborated by credible supporting evidence as having occurred in service.
- Claimed conditions
- PTSD with panic disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 5, 2009
- Citation
- 0904138
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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