The Board denied service connection for PTSD and psychiatric disorders other than PTSD, as well as several other disabilities, due to lack of credible evidence supporting the occurrence of claimed stressors. The Veteran did not have a current diagnosis of PTSD based on verified stressor events, and there was no medical evidence linking any diagnosed conditions to active service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was insufficient credible evidence to support the occurrence of the claimed stressors for PTSD, and thus denied service connection for this condition. The adjustment disorder was first noted many years after service separation without a clear link to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Adjustment Disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 12, 2018
- Citation
- 18141996
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What this means for you
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