Denied
The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as other specific depressive disorder with atypical features secondary to PTSD, due to the absence of credible supporting evidence that the claimed in-service non-combat stressor occurred.
The deciding factor: The longitudinal evidence of record is inconsistent with the Veteran's assertions made after the fact regarding a steel plate incident during service, and there is no credible supporting evidence corroborating the occurrence of this event.
- Claimed conditions
- Other specific depressive disorder with atypical features secondary to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25019298
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