The Board denied service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder as there was no credible supporting evidence that the claimed in-service stressors occurred.
The deciding factor: There is no credible evidence of combat or non-combat in-service stressors, and the diagnosis of PTSD is not supported by sufficient evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 27, 2009
- Citation
- 0911571
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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