The Board denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and he appealed that decision. The Court vacated the August 2012 Board decision and remanded the matter due to a joint motion for remand (JMR). After additional evidence was added, the Board found it could adjudicate the appeal without first remanding this evidence for agency of original jurisdiction review because in July 2014 the Veteran's representative waived such review. The claim was denied as there is no credible evidence that any currently diagnosed psychiatric disorder may be related to service.
The deciding factor: The weight of the evidence fails to indicate that any currently diagnosed psychiatric disorder may be related to service, and the Veteran did not meet the criteria for a diagnosis PTSD at any time during the pendency of the appeal. The Board found the lay statements from the Veteran and others regarding a nexus between a current disability and service conclusory generalized statements.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 26, 2014
- Citation
- 1443275
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