The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and any diagnosed psychiatric disorder, finding that there was no evidence of an in-service stressor. The claim for anxiety disorder other than PTSD was also denied as there is no competent or credible evidence linking it to service.
The deciding factor: There is insufficient evidence to establish a nexus between the Veteran's current psychiatric conditions and his military service, including any claimed combat-related stressors.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Anxiety Disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 12, 2010
- Citation
- 1017678
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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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Partly granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, as it needs a medical opinion addressing the nature and etiology of the condition prior to October 16, 2023.
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