The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, as there is no credible supporting evidence that a claimed in-service stressor occurred.
The deciding factor: There was no credible supporting evidence of the alleged in-service stressors, including the suicide of a friend and witnessing a sergeant break his neck in a snowmobile accident.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder, to include Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 10, 2020
- Citation
- 20078428
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