The Veteran's service connection claim for an acquired psychiatric condition, including anxiety, panic, depressive and posttraumatic stress disorders, was denied as there is no evidence of a diagnosed condition during service or a verified in-service stressor. The Veteran's current diagnoses are not shown to be related to his military service.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not report any psychiatric symptoms during service and the claimed stressors have not been verified.
- Claimed conditions
- anxiety disorder not otherwise specified, depression disorder not otherwise specified, panic disorder without agoraphobia, adjustment disorder with anxiety
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 11, 2010
- Citation
- 1001690
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What this means for you
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