The Board finds that the Veteran does not have a diagnosed acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD and depression, to include unspecified trauma related disorder and mood disorder, incurred in service. The evidence does not support an in-service event or injury resulting in such a disability.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's statements about in-service stressors are inconsistent and unreliable, and the medical evidence does not show any disease or injury was incurred during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Unspecified Trauma-and Stressor-Related Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 16, 2018
- Citation
- 1810369
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, as there was no credible evidence of in-service stressors and his current diagnoses do not meet the criteria for a diagnosis of PTSD.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding service connection for PTSD and whether the Veteran's major depression is related to active service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's unspecified trauma-and stressor-related disorder is granted as service connected, with onset during active service and related to his duties as a funeral detail representative.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and unspecified trauma-and stressor-related disorder; nightmares, is remanded due to the need for additional development.
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