The Board has determined that the Veteran's psychiatric disorders, including PTSD, were not incurred in or aggravated by active military service and may not be presumed to have been incurred in service.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support a diagnosis of PTSD and there is no credible supporting evidence for any claimed stressors related to service. The diagnoses provided are inconsistent with the Veteran's reported history and medical records do not show any psychiatric disorders during service or within one year post-service.
- Claimed conditions
- Psychiatric Disorders
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 18, 2018
- Citation
- 1803478
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What this means for you
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