The Board denied both claims for service connection, finding that the Veteran's claimed in-service stressors were not verified and there was no evidence of a current diagnosis of PTSD. The low back disorder claim was also denied due to lack of evidence linking it to service.
The deciding factor: The Board found insufficient evidence to support the Veteran's claims, including unverified stressor events and lack of a current diagnosis of PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired Psychiatric Disorder (diagnosed as Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Depression), Low Back Disorder (diagnosed as Degenerative Changes of the Lower Spine and Compression Fractures to the T12 and L4 Vertebrae)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 8, 2010
- Citation
- 1021260
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