The Veteran's claims for PTSD and a vision disorder have been reopened due to the submission of new evidence. However, service connection cannot be established as there is no credible evidence supporting the claimed in-service stressors or that any current psychiatric or visual conditions are related to service.
The deciding factor: There is insufficient evidence to establish the occurrence of the claimed in-service stressors and a link between current symptoms and service.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired Psychiatric Disorder (to include PTSD), Vision Disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 22, 2015
- Citation
- 1545032
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