The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, finding that there was no evidence of a verified in-service stressor and insufficient medical evidence to establish a link between current symptoms and service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran did not engage in combat with the enemy during his service, which is required for service connection for PTSD. The claimed stressors were not corroborated by credible supporting evidence, and there was no direct evidence linking current psychiatric conditions to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD), Major depression
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 20, 2010
- Citation
- 1018752
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