The Veteran's service records do not show any diagnosis of PTSD, and the VA examiner found no evidence to support a current diagnosis. The Board therefore denied service connection for PTSD. However, the Veteran was diagnosed with anxiety disorder, NOS, and depressive disorder, NOS, during his service on the U.S.S. Bainbridge. While there is no direct evidence linking these conditions to service, the VA examiner found that the in-service stressors did not meet the criteria for a diagnosis of PTSD. The Board therefore denied service connection for anxiety and depressive disorders as well.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service records do not show any diagnosis of PTSD, and the VA examiner found no evidence to support a current diagnosis. The Board therefore denied service connection for PTSD. However, the Veteran was diagnosed with anxiety disorder, NOS, and depressive disorder, NOS, during his service on the U.S.S. Bainbridge. While there is no direct evidence linking these conditions to service, the VA examiner found that the in-service stressors did not meet the criteria for a diagnosis of PTSD. The Board therefore denied service connection for anxiety and depressive disorders as well.
- Claimed conditions
- anxiety disorder, NOS, depressive disorder, NOS
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 30, 2013
- Citation
- 1334570
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