The Board found that the evidence does not support a finding of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, or residuals of molar pregnancy.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's STRs do not show any complaints or treatment related to her claimed psychiatric symptoms. The earliest post-service medical records indicating mental health issues are from August 2004 and focus on childhood sexual abuse rather than the in-service incident she claims caused her current condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired Psychiatric Disorder (to include PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 8, 2015
- Citation
- 1538249
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