The Board found that the Veteran did not meet the criteria for a diagnosis of PTSD and thus, service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (to include PTSD) was denied.
The deciding factor: VA examiners found no evidence to support a diagnosis of PTSD in accordance with DSM-IV criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder (to include Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD))
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 21, 2012
- Citation
- 1232647
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