The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and a right shoulder condition, finding that there was no credible evidence supporting an in-service incurrence or relationship to service.
The deciding factor: The persuasive weight of the evidence indicated that the Veteran's PTSD did not begin during his 1998 service and is unrelated to any in-service stressor. For the right shoulder condition, there was no documented in-service injury involving the right shoulder, and the earliest complaint regarding this condition was after he left military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Right shoulder condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 26, 2025
- Citation
- A25017517
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