The Veteran's claim of service connection for migraine headaches was denied due to lack of new and material evidence.,The Veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD has been reopened, but the claim remains denied as there is no credible supporting evidence that an in-service stressor occurred.
The deciding factor: There is no credible supporting evidence that any in-service injury or disease occurred, including the claimed in-service stressful events. The most probative evidence of record demonstrates that the Veteran's chronic psychiatric symptoms began after service.
- Claimed conditions
- migraine headaches, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), acquired psychiatric disability, right shoulder disability, left shoulder disability, sinus disability, hypertension, liver disease, Hepatitis C, white matter disease
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 2, 2020
- Citation
- 20000049
What this means for you
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