The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that the evidence did not support a finding of an in-service event or stressor related to the claimed conditions.
The deciding factor: The Board found no credible supporting evidence for the Veteran's reported stressors and concluded that his current diagnoses were not related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as PTSD and alcoholism due to racial abuse and physical threats)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 16, 2024
- Citation
- A24025726
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