The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder including PTSD and a schizoaffective disorder, bipolar type, as well as his claim for TDIU due to lack of evidence supporting these claims.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was no verified in-service stressor related to the claimed hazing incident or MST, and thus denied service connection for PTSD. Additionally, there is no competent medical evidence linking the Veteran's current psychiatric disorders to his active service.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD and schizoaffective disorder, bipolar type)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 21, 2023
- Citation
- 23052204
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