Denied
The Board denied service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and remanded the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, diagnosed as adjustment disorder with anxiety and panic attacks, and a left wrist condition.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a diagnosis of PTSD under DSM-5 criteria. The Veteran was diagnosed with adjustment disorder with anxiety and panic attacks, and the claim for service connection for a left wrist condition required further development.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Adjustment disorder with anxiety and panic attacks, Left wrist condition, to include tendonitis, carpal tunnel syndrome, and chronic degenerative triangular fibrocartilage complex (TFCC) tear with ulnocarpal abutment
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25021218
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