The Board found that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and denied his claim. The Board also found that residuals of a traumatic brain injury were not incurred in or aggravated by active service and denied his claim.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish an in-service stressor for PTSD and the Veteran's personality disorder was present prior to service, precluding service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disability (to include PTSD), Residuals of a traumatic brain injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 4, 2014
- Citation
- 1409106
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