The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD and found that new evidence supports a current diagnosis of PTSD. However, as the stressors claimed by the Veteran have not been verified, his claim cannot be granted. The Veteran's sleep apnea is also denied due to lack of in-service incurrence or occurrence.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that while the Veteran has presented new and material evidence supporting a current diagnosis of PTSD, the stressors he claimed were not corroborated by service records or other evidence. As such, there was no link between his current symptoms and service. For sleep apnea, the Board found insufficient in-service evidence to support an incurrence during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Sleep Apnea, Bilateral Pes Planus
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 5, 2010
- Citation
- 1012633
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