The Veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disability (to include PTSD), right knee disability, back disability, and bilateral foot disability have all been denied. The Board found that there was no evidence of a diagnosed psychiatric condition other than anxiety disorder, which is not related to service. Service connection for PTSD could not be established due to lack of credible supporting evidence of the claimed in-service stressor.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claims were denied as there was insufficient evidence to support a diagnosis of PTSD or any other psychiatric disability and no credible evidence linking these conditions to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Psychiatric Disability, to include PTSD
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 22, 2010
- Citation
- 1010656
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