The Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and other psychiatric disorders, including MDD, OCD, bipolar disorder, and anxiety disorder are denied. The Board found no current diagnosis of PTSD due to lack of corroborated in-service stressors. The Veteran has been diagnosed with MDD and OCD, which the Board considered as encompassing the other diagnoses.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a current diagnosis of PTSD based on uncorroborated claims of harassment and sexual assault, and there were no verified in-service stressors sufficient to cause PTSD. The Veteran's psychiatric symptoms have been diagnosed as MDD and OCD, which are considered encompassing the other diagnoses.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Bipolar Disorder, Anxiety Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 8, 2019
- Citation
- 19126947
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