The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, due to in-service assault and/or MST. The Board found that there is no current diagnosis of PTSD and that the Veteran does not have a pre-existing personality disorder aggravated by military service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of PTSD and opined that his personality disorder was not aggravated by an in-service MST-related event.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disability (including PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 21, 2019
- Citation
- 19148801
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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