The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD. The claim for service connection is therefore denied.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support a finding of a current diagnosis of PTSD or any other acquired psychiatric disorder related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired Psychiatric Disorder, to include PTSD, Arthritis of the Right Hip and Knees, Arthritis of the Left Hip, Skin Disorder (including urticaria, keratosis of the forehead, and eczema of the feet), Abdominal Condition
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 3, 2015
- Citation
- 1509224
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