Denied
The Board denied service connection for PTSD due to a lack of credible evidence supporting the claimed in-service stressors and no diagnosis during service. The issue of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, other than PTSD, was remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's lay testimony alone is insufficient to establish the occurrence of any of his claimed in-service stressors, as none were corroborated by credible evidence and there was no diagnosis during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Acquired psychiatric disorder, other than PTSD
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 4, 2025
- Citation
- 25003119
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