The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, was denied as the evidence did not show the presence of PTSD and the preponderance of the competent evidence is against a finding that any other acquired psychiatric disorder is related to service.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not show the presence of PTSD. The preponderance of the competent evidence is against a finding that an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, was incurred or aggravated in service and superimposed upon a preexisting personality disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder (including dysthymic disorder, schizophrenia, paranoid disorder, major depression with psychotic features, delusional disorder, persecutory type, and paranoid schizophrenia)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 28, 2012
- Citation
- 1240664
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