The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD) as there was no credible evidence of a stressor in service and the preponderance of the evidence did not support a finding that the current condition is related to military service.
The deciding factor: There was no credible supporting evidence that the claimed in-service stressor occurred, and the Veteran's statements were insufficient to establish an actual occurrence of the in-service stressor.
- Claimed conditions
- acquired psychiatric disorder (including post-traumatic stress disorder)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 15, 2019
- Citation
- 19186275
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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