The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, and residuals of a back injury was denied. The Board found that the Veteran did not have a current diagnosis of PTSD or any other diagnosed psychiatric condition, and there is no credible evidence supporting his claimed stressors.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service treatment records are negative for any diagnosis of PTSD or other acquired psychiatric disorder. There is also insufficient evidence to support his reported combat experiences that would trigger the presumption of service connection for PTSD based on such experiences.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired Psychiatric Disorder (to include Posttraumatic Stress Disorder)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 26, 2010
- Citation
- 1019516
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What this means for you
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