The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, characterized as PTSD and sleep disturbance, is denied because there is no current diagnosis of such a condition.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support a current diagnosis of PTSD or any other diagnosed psychiatric disorder related to the Veteran's active service.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), sleep disturbance
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 19, 2019
- Citation
- 19195398
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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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