The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and bipolar disorder, due to a lack of credible evidence supporting the claimed in-service stressor.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not corroborate the Veteran's reported in-service sexual assault, and there was no causal relationship found between the current disability and any in-service event.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) due to personal trauma, Bipolar disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 18, 2025
- Citation
- A25053557
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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