The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder to include PTSD, finding conflicting medical evidence regarding whether the Veteran has a diagnosis of PTSD as defined in DSM-IV and insufficient evidence linking any diagnosed condition to his claimed in-service stressors.
The deciding factor: The VA examination report ruled out a diagnosis of PTSD, while the Veteran's treatment records from VAMC show that he has been diagnosed with and treated for PTSD. The Board found conflicting medical evidence on this issue.
- Claimed conditions
- psychiatric disorder to include PTSD
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 21, 2009
- Citation
- 0935445
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