The Veteran's claims for residuals of a head injury and an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, are denied as there is no evidence to support the claimed conditions or their connection to service.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence linking the current disabilities to service, particularly given the lack of documented in-service injuries or stressors that would support a diagnosis of PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of head injury, Acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 24, 2018
- Citation
- 18144250
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate opinions regarding service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The Veteran's claims are related to stressors in service and need further examination.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's request to readjudicate his claims for service connection for PTSD (claimed as schizophrenia), headaches, and schizophrenia. The claim for memory loss and residuals of head injury remains denied due to lack of new and relevant evidence.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and depression due to the lack of evidence showing a current disability during or after service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, to obtain private treatment records and schedule a VA examination.
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