The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as there was no credible supporting evidence to verify the claimed in-service stressors.
The deciding factor: The Veteran failed to provide credible supporting evidence that either of the claimed in-service stressors actually occurred, and his inconsistent statements over time cast doubt on their credibility.
- Claimed conditions
- post-traumatic-stress-disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 18, 2019
- Citation
- 19179630
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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