The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include anxiety disorder and PTSD, as well as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), finding no evidence of a nexus between the claimed conditions and the Veteran's military service.
The deciding factor: There was no competent medical evidence linking the Veteran's claimed conditions to his period of active service. The August 2008 VA examiner concluded that none of the Veteran's reported in-service incidents are verifiable or meet the diagnostic criteria for PTSD, and there is no current diagnosis of PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- anxiety disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 24, 2009
- Citation
- 0910949
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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