The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD. The appeal is now remanded to determine whether service connection should be granted for a psychiatric disability other than PTSD.
The deciding factor: The current evidence does not meet the diagnostic criteria for PTSD, but further examination and evaluation may reveal an underlying condition that could warrant service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- Psychiatric disability other than PTSD
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 26, 2010
- Citation
- 1007195
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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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